Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Education Spending (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6% |
| 2023 | 5% |
| 2022 | 5.6% |
| 2021 | 5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% |
| 2018 | 5.7% |
| 2017 | 6.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.4% |
| 2014 | 7.3% |
| 2013 | 5.1% |
40 countries carry a recent government education expenditure as a share of GDP figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
158 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Eswatini, grouped by topic.