Puerto Rico vs Tonga: Official entrance age to lower secondary education
Puerto Rico
12 years
in 2025
Tonga
12 years
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
30th
Tonga rank
30th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education over time
- Puerto Rico
- Tonga
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Tonga, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 30th and Tonga ranks 30th of 221 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 years | 11 years | 1 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 12 years | 11 years | 1 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 12 years | 11.8 years | 0.2 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to lower secondary education, Puerto Rico or Tonga?
- Puerto Rico, at 12 years against 12 years in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to lower secondary education between Puerto Rico and Tonga?
- 0 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Tonga?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Tonga rank globally for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Puerto Rico ranks 30th and Tonga ranks 30th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). 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