Italy vs Tonga: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Italy
1.5%
in 2025
Tonga
1.6%
in 2025
Italy rank
141st
Tonga rank
138th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Italy
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 141st and Tonga ranks 138th of 206 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 2.1% | 1.9% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.2% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Italy or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Italy and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Tonga?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Italy ranks 141st and Tonga ranks 138th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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