Ethiopia vs Tonga: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Ethiopia
17 years
in 2020
Tonga
17 years
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
2nd
Tonga rank
2nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Ethiopia
- Tonga
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 17 years against 17 years in Tonga, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tonga ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Tonga ranks 2nd of 209 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Tonga |
| 1980s | 15 years | 15.4 years | 0.4 years | Tonga |
| 1990s | 15.4 years | 15 years | 0.4 years | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 17 years | 15 years | 2 years | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 17 years | 16.6 years | 0.4 years | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 17 years | 17 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Ethiopia or Tonga?
- Ethiopia, at 17 years against 17 years in Tonga as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Ethiopia and Tonga?
- 0 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tonga?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Ethiopia and Tonga rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Tonga ranks 2nd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper 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
Age at which students would enter upper 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.