SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Tonga: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
85.8%
in 2024
Tonga
92.9%
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
66th
Tonga rank
68th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 92.9% against 85.8% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Tonga ahead.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 66th and Tonga ranks 68th of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.7% | 87.6% | 4.9% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 84.7% | 1.0% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 83.4% | 3.3% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.9% | 0.1% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 92.9% against 85.8% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Tonga?
- 7.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Tonga?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Tonga rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 66th and Tonga ranks 68th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release