Sweden vs Tonga: Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education

Sweden
2 years
in 2020
Tonga
2 years
in 2019
Sweden rank
15th
Tonga rank
15th

Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education over time

  • Sweden
  • Tonga
00.511.52199820092020

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2 years against 2 years in Tonga, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 15th and Tonga ranks 15th of 168 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 1 years 1 years 0 years
2000s 1 years 1 years 0 years
2010s 1.7 years 1.8 years 0.1 years Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education, Sweden or Tonga?
Sweden, at 2 years against 2 years in Tonga as of 2020.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education between Sweden and Tonga?
0 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tonga?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Sweden and Tonga rank globally for theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Sweden ranks 15th and Tonga ranks 15th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 3,181 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of grades (years) in post-secondary education.