How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tonga?

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Tonga: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Kuwait

1.6%

in 2015

Tonga

1.8%

in 2015

Kuwait rank

97th

Tonga rank

95th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Kuwait
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1.8% against 1.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 97th and Tonga ranks 95th of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.9%	7.0%	3.0%	Kuwait
2000s	6.2%	7.6%	1.4%	Tonga
2010s	2.7%	1.9%	0.7%	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Kuwait or Tonga?: Tonga, at 1.8% against 1.6% in Kuwait as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Kuwait and Tonga?: 0.2%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tonga?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Kuwait and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Kuwait ranks 97th and Tonga ranks 95th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/