Belgium vs Eswatini: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Belgium
6.3%
in 2022
Eswatini
6.0%
in 2024
Belgium rank
25th
Eswatini rank
27th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Belgium
- Eswatini
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 6.3% against 6.0% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and Eswatini ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Eswatini in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 0.7% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 6.0% | 1.0% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 5.2% | 1.4% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.5% | 0.3% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 1.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Belgium or Eswatini?
- Belgium, at 6.3% against 6.0% in Eswatini as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Belgium and Eswatini?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Eswatini?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Eswatini rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Belgium ranks 25th and Eswatini ranks 27th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.