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Swaziland Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2010
Swaziland Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2010
October 23, 2013
This report examines poverty in Swaziland during the 2000s. It looks at both poverty trends and its decomposition between different groups: urban/rural, administrative region and socioeconomic. Over the last ten years Swaziland has experienced a series of socioeconomic challenges that led to a less than impressive economic growth averaging around 2 percent per annum. Reducing poverty in such economic environment is challenging. In this report we will attempt to answer the following questions: To what extent have Swazi households and communities benefited from this growth? Which groups have benefited most? Have the lives of poor Swazis improved as a result?
SHIES Extracts
- Two thirds of urban households have access to electricity compared with only one third among rural households (Figure 21)
- While it is true that proportionally more urban households own a cellular phone than rural, it is also obvious that this gadget is important across all quintile groups (Figure 15)
- Net enrolment at primary level is impressively high for both girls (87%) and boys (85%) with girl enrolment slightly exceeding that of boys (Figures 27 and 28)