Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 16.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.8%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
35th
of 170 countries
All-time high
17.0%
in 2024
All-time low
11.0%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tuvalu, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tuvalu is 16.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
That places Tuvalu 35th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.0% | — |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +49.5% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | -1.1% |
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More education data for Tuvalu
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tuvalu?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tuvalu was 16.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2020.
- How does Tuvalu rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Tuvalu ranks 35th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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