Philippines vs Tonga: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Philippines
83.1%
in 2025
Tonga
87.5%
in 2025
Philippines rank
90th
Tonga rank
88th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Philippines
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 87.5% against 83.1% in Philippines, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Philippines ranks 90th and Tonga ranks 88th of 164 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.9% | 66.4% | 12.5% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 72.3% | 10.7% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 77.3% | 9.6% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 82.5% | 8.7% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 86.6% | 4.9% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Philippines or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 87.5% against 83.1% in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Philippines and Tonga?
- 4.4%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Tonga rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Philippines ranks 90th and Tonga ranks 88th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release