Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Tonga: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
91.9%
in 2019
Tonga
108.9%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd
Tonga rank
23rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 108.9% against 91.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 17.0%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd and Tonga ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 41.6% 95.0% 53.4% Tonga
1980s 57.7% 106.0% 48.2% Tonga
1990s 71.0% 106.2% 35.2% Tonga
2000s 81.5% 106.7% 25.2% Tonga
2010s 88.5% 106.8% 18.3% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Tonga?
Tonga, at 108.9% against 91.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Tonga?
17.0%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Tonga?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Tonga rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd and Tonga ranks 23rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.