Austria vs Tonga: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Austria
5.3%
in 2022
Tonga
5.3%
in 2022
Austria rank
51st
Tonga rank
49th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Austria
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 5.3% against 5.3% in Austria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Tonga ahead.
Austria ranks 51st and Tonga ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 10.3% | 5.0% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.4% | 0.7% | Austria |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 1.3% | Austria |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 0.6% | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 0.3% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Austria or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 5.3% against 5.3% in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Austria and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Tonga?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Tonga rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Austria ranks 51st and Tonga ranks 49th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.