Guinea vs Tonga: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Guinea

9.2%

in 2025

Tonga

9.3%

in 2024

Guinea rank

161st

Tonga rank

158th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Tonga currently reports 9.3% against 9.2% in Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Tonga ahead.

Globally, Guinea ranks 161st and Tonga ranks 158th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.