New Zealand vs Tonga: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

New Zealand
108.2%
in 2018
Tonga
108.3%
in 2015
New Zealand rank
27th
Tonga rank
25th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • New Zealand
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 108.3% against 108.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tonga ahead.

New Zealand ranks 27th and Tonga ranks 25th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 92.1% 94.2% 2.1% Tonga
1980s 92.8% 107.1% 14.4% Tonga
1990s 101.4% 105.4% 4.0% Tonga
2000s 109.1% 108.2% 0.9% New Zealand
2010s 108.5% 106.3% 2.2% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, New Zealand or Tonga?
Tonga, at 108.3% against 108.2% in New Zealand as of 2015.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between New Zealand and Tonga?
0.1%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Tonga?
32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do New Zealand and Tonga rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
New Zealand ranks 27th and Tonga ranks 25th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.