Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Eswatini
Eswatini: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 7.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Eswatini, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 7.1% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
That represents a change of down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Eswatini peaked at 9.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 17th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.0% | — |
| 1971 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | +21.5% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 4.4% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 4.5% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +42.8% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -27.6% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +53.3% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -22.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 487.21 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,100 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 38,474 current LCU per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Eswatini?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Eswatini was 7.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Eswatini ranks 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.