Tonga vs Zambia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male
Tonga
38.8%
in 2025
Zambia
40.8%
in 2025
Tonga rank
54th
Zambia rank
51st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time
- Tonga
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 40.8% against 38.8% in Tonga, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Tonga ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 51st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 36.1% | 27.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 29.0% | 4.7% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 41.9% | 1.6% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male, Tonga or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 40.8% against 38.8% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Tonga and Zambia?
- 2.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and Zambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Tonga ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 51st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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