East Asia & Pacific vs Tonga: Primary education, pupils, per capita

East Asia & Pacific
0.0801 units per person
in 2024
Tonga
0.1502 units per person
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
33rd
Tonga rank
34th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.1502 units per person against 0.0801 units per person in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.0701 units per person.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.9 times East Asia & Pacific's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 33rd 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 Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1394 units per person 0.1985 units per person 0.0591 units per person Tonga
1980s 0.1352 units per person 0.1747 units per person 0.0395 units per person Tonga
1990s 0.1116 units per person 0.1659 units per person 0.0543 units per person Tonga
2000s 0.0943 units per person 0.1617 units per person 0.0674 units per person Tonga
2010s 0.0806 units per person 0.1602 units per person 0.0796 units per person Tonga
2020s 0.0803 units per person 0.1558 units per person 0.0755 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 or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.1502 units per person against 0.0801 units per person in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between East Asia & Pacific and Tonga?
0.0701 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Tonga?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Tonga rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 33rd 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.