Tonga vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary, female

Tonga
6.7 years
in 2024
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
5.98 years
in 2024
Tonga rank
41st
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
42nd

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • Tonga
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 6.7 years against 5.98 years in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.72 years.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Tonga ranks 41st and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 6.54 years 3.3 years 3.24 years Tonga
1980s 6.15 years 4.43 years 1.72 years Tonga
1990s 6.2 years 4.2 years 2 years Tonga
2000s 6.74 years 5.27 years 1.47 years Tonga
2010s 7.03 years 5.89 years 1.13 years Tonga
2020s 6.63 years 5.98 years 0.6491 years Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Tonga or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
Tonga, at 6.7 years against 5.98 years in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Tonga and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.72 years, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Tonga and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Tonga ranks 41st and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,328 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release