Cuba vs Tonga: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Cuba
15.2%
in 2024
Tonga
16.0%
in 2024
Cuba rank
74th
Tonga rank
71st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- Cuba
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 16.0% against 15.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 74th and Tonga ranks 71st of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 6.7% | 12.4% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 21.7% | 8.6% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 16.3% | 4.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 12.3% | 1.7% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Cuba or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 16.0% against 15.2% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Cuba and Tonga?
- 0.8%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Tonga?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Cuba ranks 74th and Tonga ranks 71st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release