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

Maldives

9.6%

in 2025

Tonga

9.3%

in 2024

Maldives rank

157th

Tonga rank

158th

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

Maldives currently reports 9.6% against 9.3% in Tonga, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Maldives ahead.

Globally, Maldives ranks 157th 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.