East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Tonga: Primary education, pupils, per capita

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0841 units per person
in 2024
Tonga
0.1502 units per person
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st
Tonga rank
34th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.1502 units per person against 0.0841 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0661 units per person.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and Tonga ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1458 units per person 0.1985 units per person 0.0527 units per person Tonga
1980s 0.1416 units per person 0.1747 units per person 0.0331 units per person Tonga
1990s 0.1175 units per person 0.1659 units per person 0.0484 units per person Tonga
2000s 0.0988 units per person 0.1617 units per person 0.0629 units per person Tonga
2010s 0.0843 units per person 0.1602 units per person 0.0759 units per person Tonga
2020s 0.0841 units per person 0.1558 units per person 0.0717 units per person Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.1502 units per person against 0.0841 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga?
0.0661 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and Tonga ranks 34th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.