East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Tonga: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
20.7%
in 2019
Tonga
38.0%
in 2015
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st
Tonga rank
34th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Tonga
1020304050199820082019

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 38.0% against 20.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.3%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and Tonga ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 41.9% 16.4% 25.5% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 41.0% 6.9% 34.1% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 24.1% 38.2% 14.1% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 38.0% against 20.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga?
17.3%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and Tonga ranks 34th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.