Pacific island small states vs Tonga: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Pacific island small states
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 108.3% against 92.0% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 16.3%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 24th and Tonga ranks 25th of 45 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.4% | 95.6% | 11.2% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 85.5% | 107.1% | 21.6% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 85.3% | 105.4% | 20.1% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 108.2% | 20.4% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 105.9% | 13.8% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Pacific island small states or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 108.3% against 92.0% in Pacific island small states as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Pacific island small states and Tonga?
- 16.3%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Tonga?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2013.
- How do Pacific island small states and Tonga rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Pacific island small states ranks 24th and Tonga ranks 25th of 45 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.