Jordan vs Tonga: Share of children who have completed primary school
Jordan
98.5%
in 2025
Tonga
98.4%
in 2025
Jordan rank
71st
Tonga rank
74th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Jordan
- Tonga
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 98.5% against 98.4% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tonga ahead.
Jordan ranks 71st and Tonga ranks 74th of 165 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.4% | 96.8% | 5.4% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 94.0% | 97.3% | 3.3% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 97.7% | 0.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 98.1% | 0.3% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.4% | 0.0% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Jordan or Tonga?
- Jordan, at 98.5% against 98.4% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Jordan and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Tonga rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Jordan ranks 71st and Tonga ranks 74th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.