Tonga vs Upper middle income: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Tonga
0.1502 units per person
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.0774 units per person
in 2024
Tonga rank
34th
Upper middle income rank
34th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Tonga
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.1502 units per person against 0.0774 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0728 units per person.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.

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

Tonga ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1985 units per person 0.133 units per person 0.0654 units per person Tonga
1980s 0.1747 units per person 0.1294 units per person 0.0453 units per person Tonga
1990s 0.1659 units per person 0.1105 units per person 0.0554 units per person Tonga
2000s 0.1617 units per person 0.0932 units per person 0.0685 units per person Tonga
2010s 0.1602 units per person 0.0789 units per person 0.0813 units per person Tonga
2020s 0.1558 units per person 0.0776 units per person 0.0782 units per person Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Tonga or Upper middle income?
Tonga, at 0.1502 units per person against 0.0774 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Tonga and Upper middle income?
0.0728 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Upper middle income?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Tonga and Upper middle income rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Tonga ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 206 countries.
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.