Panama vs Tonga: Average years of schooling among adults
Panama
10.83 years
in 2023
Tonga
10.91 years
in 2023
Panama rank
74th
Tonga rank
71st
Average years of schooling among adults over time
- Panama
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 10.91 years against 10.83 years in Panama, a difference of 0.08 years.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 74th and Tonga ranks 71st of 192 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.62 years | 9.76 years | 2.14 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 8.51 years | 10.16 years | 1.65 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 9.91 years | 10.87 years | 0.9621 years | Tonga |
| 2020s | 10.8 years | 10.91 years | 0.1094 years | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling among adults, Panama or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 10.91 years against 10.83 years in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling among adults between Panama and Tonga?
- 0.08 years, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tonga?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Tonga rank globally for average years of schooling among adults?
- Panama ranks 74th and Tonga ranks 71st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.