Maldives vs Tonga: Official entrance age to pre-primary education
Maldives
4 years
in 2025
Tonga
4 years
in 2025
Maldives rank
14th
Tonga rank
14th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education over time
- Maldives
- Tonga
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Tonga, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 14th and Tonga ranks 14th of 223 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 years | 3 years | 1 years | Maldives |
| 1980s | 4 years | 3 years | 1 years | Maldives |
| 1990s | 3.8 years | 3 years | 0.8 years | Maldives |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3.8 years | 0.8 years | Tonga |
| 2020s | 3.67 years | 4 years | 0.3333 years | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to pre-primary education, Maldives or Tonga?
- Maldives, at 4 years against 4 years in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to pre-primary education between Maldives and Tonga?
- 0 years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Tonga?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Tonga rank globally for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Maldives ranks 14th and Tonga ranks 14th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Official entrance age to pre-primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official entry age at which children are expected to start pre-primary education according to national legislation or policies.