Denmark vs Eswatini: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Denmark
6.4%
in 2022
Eswatini
6.0%
in 2024
Denmark rank
24th
Eswatini rank
27th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Denmark
- Eswatini
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 6.4% against 6.0% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 24th and Eswatini ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 0.5% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 5.2% | 2.5% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 5.8% | 2.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.0% | 1.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.4% | 1.5% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Denmark or Eswatini?
- Denmark, at 6.4% against 6.0% in Eswatini as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Denmark and Eswatini?
- 0.4%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Eswatini?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Eswatini rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Denmark ranks 24th 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.