North America vs Tonga: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time
- North America
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 14.02 years against 12.07 years in North America, a difference of 1.95 years.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tonga ahead.
North America ranks 10th and Tonga ranks 12th of 43 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.72 years | 13.39 years | 1.67 years | Tonga |
| 1990s | 11.97 years | 13.5 years | 1.53 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 11.83 years | 12.84 years | 1.01 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 11.81 years | 13.45 years | 1.64 years | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, North America or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 14.02 years against 12.07 years in North America as of 2015.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between North America and Tonga?
- 1.95 years, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Tonga?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2015.
- How do North America and Tonga rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- North America ranks 10th and Tonga ranks 12th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.