Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Tonga
Tonga: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total was 5.1 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Tonga, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Tonga stood at 5.1. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Tonga peaked at 5.1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.33, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 14th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.33 | — |
| 1965 | 2.77 | +18.9% |
| 1970 | 3.22 | +16.2% |
| 1975 | 3.48 | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 3.6 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 2.96 | -17.8% |
| 1990 | 3.09 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 3.72 | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 3.5 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.83 | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 5.1 | +80.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.55 | 2.33 | 2.77 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.35 | 3.22 | 3.48 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.28 | 2.96 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.41 | 3.09 | 3.72 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.17 | 2.83 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Tonga?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Tonga was 5.1 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Tonga ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.