Sri Lanka vs Tonga: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Sri Lanka
6.0%
in 2025
Tonga
6.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
100th
Tonga rank
100th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tonga
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.0% against 6.0% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 100th and Tonga ranks 100th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 3.5% | 3.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 1.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 6.3% | 1.0% | 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, Sri Lanka or Tonga?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.0% against 6.0% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Sri Lanka and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Sri Lanka ranks 100th and Tonga ranks 100th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (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