Samoa vs Tonga: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Samoa
9,242 number
in 2020
Tonga
11,908 number
in 2020
Samoa rank
179th
Tonga rank
177th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Samoa
  • Tonga
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197019952020

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 11,908 number against 9,242 number in Samoa, a difference of 2,666 number.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 179th and Tonga ranks 177th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 9,304 number 9,689 number 384.8 number Tonga
1980s 9,045 number 9,804 number 759.4 number Tonga
1990s 8,423 number 9,386 number 962.6 number Tonga
2000s 8,865 number 9,347 number 481.9 number Tonga
2010s 8,679 number 11,154 number 2,475 number Tonga
2020s 9,242 number 11,908 number 2,666 number Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Samoa or Tonga?
Tonga, at 11,908 number against 9,242 number in Samoa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Samoa and Tonga?
2,666 number, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Samoa ranks 179th and Tonga ranks 177th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.