Niger vs Tonga: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Niger
17 years
in 2020
Tonga
17 years
in 2020
Niger rank
2nd
Tonga rank
2nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Niger
- Tonga
How they compare
Niger currently reports 17 years against 17 years in Tonga, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 2nd and Tonga ranks 2nd of 209 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 years | 16 years | 1 years | Niger |
| 1980s | 17 years | 15.4 years | 1.6 years | Niger |
| 1990s | 17 years | 15 years | 2 years | Niger |
| 2000s | 17 years | 15 years | 2 years | Niger |
| 2010s | 17 years | 16.6 years | 0.4 years | Niger |
| 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, Niger or Tonga?
- Niger, at 17 years against 17 years in Tonga as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Niger and Tonga?
- 0 years, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Tonga?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Niger and Tonga rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Niger 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.