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