Iraq vs Tonga: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education

Iraq
18 years
in 2019
Tonga
18 years
in 2019
Iraq rank
53rd
Tonga rank
53rd

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education over time

  • Iraq
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 18 years against 18 years in Tonga, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 53rd and Tonga ranks 53rd of 169 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 18 years 17 years 1 years Iraq
2000s 18 years 17 years 1 years Iraq
2010s 18 years 17.88 years 0.125 years Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education, Iraq or Tonga?
Iraq, at 18 years against 18 years in Tonga as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education between Iraq and Tonga?
0 years, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tonga?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Tonga rank globally for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Iraq ranks 53rd and Tonga ranks 53rd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.