Education spending in Tonga
Government spending on education in Tonga was equal to 5.3% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 1999.
Tonga, 2022
5.3%
Change from 2021
+0.1percentage points
World, 2022
3.9%
Position in 2022
38th of 164
Education spending in Tonga over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tonga | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | – | 4.2% |
| 2015 | – | 4.2% |
| 2014 | – | 4.2% |
| 2013 | – | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 5.2% in 2021.
- Since 2000, when it was 4.9%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 164 countries with data for 2022, Tonga has the 38th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 3.9%.
More for Tonga
All statistics for Tonga
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
42.9%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
108.8%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
25.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.2%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
92.4%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
2.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS