MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) vs Tonga: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
1 GPIA
in 2024
Tonga
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
36th
Tonga rank
38th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
  • Tonga
00.250.50.751199820112024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1.02 GPIA against 1 GPIA in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), a difference of 0.02 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 36th and Tonga ranks 38th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 1 GPIA 0.9792 GPIA 0.0239 GPIA MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
2000s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 0.0008 GPIA MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
2010s 0.9995 GPIA 1.04 GPIA 0.0418 GPIA Tonga
2020s 1 GPIA 1.03 GPIA 0.0235 GPIA Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 1.02 GPIA against 1 GPIA in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Tonga?
0.02 GPIA, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Tonga?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Tonga rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 36th and Tonga ranks 38th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release