School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Tonga
Tonga: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.2414 years in 2003. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Tonga, 1978–2003
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.2414 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2003.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 62.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Tonga peaked at 0.3917 years in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1094 years, in 1979.
Tonga ranks 168th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1128 years | 0.1094 years | 0.1162 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3081 years | 0.2647 years | 0.3917 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.149 years | 0.149 years | 0.149 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2259 years | 0.2104 years | 0.2414 years | 2 |
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More education data for Tonga
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 818 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.1 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Tonga?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Tonga was 0.2414 years in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3917 years in 1981.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1094 years in 1979.
- How does Tonga rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Tonga ranks 168th out of 177 countries with data for 2003.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.