Tonga vs Uruguay: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Tonga
4 years
in 2019
Uruguay
4 years
in 2019
Tonga rank
170th
Uruguay rank
170th
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Tonga
- Uruguay
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.
Tonga ranks 170th and Uruguay ranks 170th of 195 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 6 years | 5.6 years | 0.4 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 4.8 years | 4 years | 0.8 years | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Tonga or Uruguay?
- Tonga, at 4 years against 4 years in Uruguay as of 2019.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Tonga and Uruguay?
- 0 years, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Tonga and Uruguay rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Tonga ranks 170th and Uruguay ranks 170th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.