Lithuania vs Tonga: Official entrance age to upper secondary education

Lithuania
17 years
in 2020
Tonga
17 years
in 2020
Lithuania rank
2nd
Tonga rank
2nd

Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time

  • Lithuania
  • Tonga
051015197019952020

How they compare

Lithuania 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.

Lithuania ranks 2nd and Tonga ranks 2nd of 209 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 16 years 16 years 0 years
1980s 16.1 years 15.4 years 0.7 years Lithuania
1990s 16.2 years 15 years 1.2 years Lithuania
2000s 17 years 15 years 2 years Lithuania
2010s 17 years 16.6 years 0.4 years Lithuania
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, Lithuania or Tonga?
Lithuania, at 17 years against 17 years in Tonga as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Lithuania and Tonga?
0 years, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Tonga?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Lithuania and Tonga rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Lithuania 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

Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.