Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Tonga
Tonga: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female was 0.14 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Tonga, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.14 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Tonga peaked at 0.3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 99th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.03 | — |
| 1965 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.12 | +140.0% |
| 1995 | 0.16 | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.23 | +43.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3 | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 0.14 | -53.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.265 | 0.23 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Tonga?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Tonga was 0.14 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Tonga ranks 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 15.