Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Tonga

Tonga: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary was 89.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
89.2%
World rank
5th
of 144 countries
All-time high
89.2%
in 2010
All-time low
42.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Tonga, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 42 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 42 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 42 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 42 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 42 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 73.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 72.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 80.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 75.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 74.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 89.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Tonga is 89.2%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Tonga peaked at 89.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1960.

Tonga ranks 5th 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: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Tonga, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 42.0%
1965 42.0% +0.0%
1970 42.0% +0.0%
1975 42.0% +0.0%
1980 42.0% +0.0%
1985 73.4% +74.5%
1990 72.6% -1.0%
1995 80.1% +10.3%
2000 75.3% -6.0%
2005 74.7% -0.8%
2010 89.2% +19.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42.0% 42.0% 42.0% 2
1970s 42.0% 42.0% 42.0% 2
1980s 57.7% 42.0% 73.4% 2
1990s 76.4% 72.6% 80.1% 2
2000s 75.0% 74.7% 75.3% 2
2010s 89.2% 89.2% 89.2% 1

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 2 Barbados 95.0% compare
  2. 3 Tajikistan 94.9% compare
  3. 4 Albania 93.2% compare
  4. 6 Latvia 88.7% compare
  5. 7 Cuba 84.0% compare
  6. 8 Armenia 83.6% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Tonga?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Tonga was 89.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1960.
How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary?
Tonga ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)