Benin vs Tonga: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Benin
108.0%
in 2022
Tonga
108.8%
in 2024
Benin rank
48th
Tonga rank
45th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Benin
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 108.8% against 108.0% in Benin, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tonga ahead.
Benin ranks 48th and Tonga ranks 45th of 217 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.4% | 109.6% | 68.2% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 58.4% | 104.3% | 46.0% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 104.5% | 41.6% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 112.9% | 18.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 115.7% | 116.1% | 0.4% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 105.9% | 108.6% | 2.7% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Benin or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 108.8% against 108.0% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Benin and Tonga?
- 0.8%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tonga?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Tonga rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Benin ranks 48th and Tonga ranks 45th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.