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
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
February 2026 Data Release