MDG: Northern Africa vs Tonga: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male

MDG: Northern Africa
11.69 years
in 2024
Tonga
12.66 years
in 2024
MDG: Northern Africa rank
48th
Tonga rank
46th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

  • MDG: Northern Africa
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 12.66 years against 11.69 years in MDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 0.97 years.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Northern Africa's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

MDG: Northern Africa ranks 48th and Tonga ranks 46th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Northern Africa Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 7.29 years 11.93 years 4.64 years Tonga
1980s 8.8 years 12.4 years 3.6 years Tonga
1990s 9.3 years 12.71 years 3.41 years Tonga
2000s 10.03 years 12.78 years 2.75 years Tonga
2010s 10.84 years 13.33 years 2.49 years Tonga
2020s 11.47 years 12.91 years 1.45 years Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, MDG: Northern Africa or Tonga?
Tonga, at 12.66 years against 11.69 years in MDG: Northern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between MDG: Northern Africa and Tonga?
0.97 years, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Northern Africa and Tonga?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do MDG: Northern Africa and Tonga rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 48th and Tonga ranks 46th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). 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 secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release