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

5 years are reported by both, from 1998 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Mauritius

2.6%

in 2019

Tonga

2.8%

in 2015

Mauritius rank

86th

Tonga rank

83rd

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

Mauritius
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 86th and Tonga ranks 83rd of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.0%	5.2%	0.8%	Mauritius
2000s	3.2%	7.4%	4.2%	Tonga
2010s	3.1%	2.3%	0.8%	Mauritius

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, Mauritius or Tonga?: Tonga, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Mauritius as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Mauritius and Tonga?: 0.2%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Tonga?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Mauritius and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Mauritius ranks 86th and Tonga ranks 83rd of 149 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,615 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/