Tonga vs Vanuatu: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Tonga
8.9%
in 2025
Vanuatu
9.4%
in 2025
Tonga rank
91st
Vanuatu rank
89th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 9.4% against 8.9% in Tonga, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Tonga ranks 91st and Vanuatu ranks 89th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 33.0% | 32.0% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 8.8% | 1.5% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 0.1% | 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, Tonga or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 9.4% against 8.9% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 0.5%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Tonga ranks 91st and Vanuatu ranks 89th 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, male (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