Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Tonga: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
12.6%
in 2019
Tonga
38.0%
in 2015
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
36th
Tonga rank
34th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 38.0% against 12.6% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 25.4%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 3.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Tonga ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 29.1% 9.2% 19.9% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 26.9% 6.9% 20.0% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 15.1% 38.2% 23.0% 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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 38.0% against 12.6% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Tonga?
25.4%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Tonga?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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.