Australia vs Tonga: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Australia
0.3333 modelled data
in 2025
Tonga
0.3258 modelled data
in 2025
Australia rank
187th
Tonga rank
190th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Australia
- Tonga
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.3333 modelled data against 0.3258 modelled data in Tonga, a difference of 0.0075 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tonga ahead.
Australia ranks 187th and Tonga ranks 190th of 205 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8384 modelled data | 1.64 modelled data | 0.7969 modelled data | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.4454 modelled data | 0.5181 modelled data | 0.0727 modelled data | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.2472 modelled data | 0.3671 modelled data | 0.1199 modelled data | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Australia or Tonga?
- Australia, at 0.3333 modelled data against 0.3258 modelled data in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Australia and Tonga?
- 0.0075 modelled data, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tonga?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Australia ranks 187th and Tonga ranks 190th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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