Bhutan vs Tonga: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Bhutan
0.3292 GPIA
in 2024
Tonga
0.3571 GPIA
in 2023
Bhutan rank
165th
Tonga rank
164th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • Bhutan
  • Tonga
0.40.60.811.2199820112024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.3571 GPIA against 0.3292 GPIA in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0279 GPIA.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 165th and Tonga ranks 164th of 171 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 1.13 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 0.0683 GPIA Bhutan
2000s 1.07 GPIA 0.8801 GPIA 0.1853 GPIA Bhutan
2010s 0.4439 GPIA 0.4226 GPIA 0.0213 GPIA Bhutan
2020s 0.3618 GPIA 0.3571 GPIA 0.0047 GPIA Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Bhutan or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.3571 GPIA against 0.3292 GPIA in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Bhutan and Tonga?
0.0279 GPIA, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Tonga?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Bhutan ranks 165th and Tonga ranks 164th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
171 places, 2,695 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release