Australia vs Tonga: Official entrance age to pre-primary education
Australia
4 years
in 2019
Tonga
4 years
in 2019
Australia rank
16th
Tonga rank
16th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education over time
- Australia
- Tonga
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Tonga, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Tonga ranks 16th of 210 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 years | 3 years | 2 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 5 years | 3 years | 2 years | Australia |
| 1990s | 4.5 years | 3 years | 1.5 years | Australia |
| 2000s | 4 years | 3 years | 1 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 4 years | 3.8 years | 0.2 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to pre-primary education, Australia or Tonga?
- Australia, at 4 years against 4 years in Tonga as of 2019.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to pre-primary education between Australia and Tonga?
- 0 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tonga?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Tonga rank globally for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Australia ranks 16th and Tonga ranks 16th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.