Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Eswatini

Eswatini: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 16.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
16.3%
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
56th
of 122 countries
All-time high
16.3%
in 2014
All-time low
7.3%
in 2001
Years of data
12
1999–2014

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Eswatini, 1999–2014

0510151999200620141999: 7.92000: 9.12001: 7.32002: 82003: 92004: 102005: 12.12006: 11.92008: 102010: 13.22011: 14.72014: 16.3

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini is 16.3%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 16.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2001.

That places Eswatini 56th out of 122 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Eswatini, 1999 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1999 7.9%
2000 9.1% +14.7%
2001 7.3% -19.7%
2002 8.0% +9.5%
2003 9.0% +12.6%
2004 10.0% +10.9%
2005 12.1% +21.7%
2006 11.9% -2.2%
2008 10.0% -16.1%
2010 13.2% +32.2%
2011 14.7% +11.8%
2014 16.3% +10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 1
2000s 9.7% 7.3% 12.1% 8
2010s 14.8% 13.2% 16.3% 3

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 53 Cape Verde 16.7% compare
  2. 54 Dominican Republic 16.6% compare
  3. 55 Luxembourg 16.5% compare
  4. 57 Malaysia 15.9% compare
  5. 58 Togo 15.9% compare
  6. 59 Aruba 15.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini?
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini was 16.3% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2001.
How does Eswatini rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
Eswatini ranks 56th out of 122 countries with data for 2014.
Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 1,518 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/