Fiji vs Tonga: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Fiji
2.4%
in 2024
Tonga
2.3%
in 2022
Fiji rank
124th
Tonga rank
125th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Fiji
- Tonga
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Tonga ahead.
Fiji ranks 124th and Tonga ranks 125th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 9.4% | 0.8% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 0.2% | 7.0% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 2.2% | 4.9% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 0.3% | 2.5% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Fiji or Tonga?
- Fiji, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Fiji and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Tonga?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Fiji and Tonga rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Fiji ranks 124th and Tonga ranks 125th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.