Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Tonga

Tonga: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 20.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
20.5%
World rank
78th
of 144 countries
All-time high
52.5%
in 2005
All-time low
20.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Tonga, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 46.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 50.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 48.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 46.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 46.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 46.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 46.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 45.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 43.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 52.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 20.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Tonga is 20.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 52.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Tonga peaked at 52.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2010.

That places Tonga 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Tonga, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 46.3%
1965 50.3% +8.6%
1970 48.5% -3.5%
1975 46.6% -3.8%
1980 46.6% +0.0%
1985 46.6% +0.0%
1990 46.2% -1.1%
1995 45.6% -1.3%
2000 43.4% -4.7%
2005 52.5% +20.9%
2010 20.5% -61.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 48.3% 46.3% 50.3% 2
1970s 47.6% 46.6% 48.5% 2
1980s 46.6% 46.6% 46.6% 2
1990s 45.9% 45.6% 46.2% 2
2000s 48.0% 43.4% 52.5% 2
2010s 20.5% 20.5% 20.5% 1

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 75 Poland 21.6% compare
  2. 76 Botswana 21.2% compare
  3. 77 Cuba 20.6% compare
  4. 79 Bangladesh 20.4% compare
  5. 80 Rwanda 19.7% compare
  6. 81 United Arab Emirates 19.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Tonga?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Tonga was 20.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2010.
How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
Tonga ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)