East Asia & Pacific vs Tonga: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

East Asia & Pacific
24.2%
in 2019
Tonga
42.5%
in 2015
East Asia & Pacific rank
30th
Tonga rank
28th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Tonga
102030405060199820082019

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 42.5% against 24.2% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 18.3%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1998 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th and Tonga ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 36.0% 32.5% 3.5% East Asia & Pacific
2000s 36.8% 12.6% 24.2% East Asia & Pacific
2010s 25.9% 43.2% 17.3% 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, male, East Asia & Pacific or Tonga?
Tonga, at 42.5% against 24.2% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between East Asia & Pacific and Tonga?
18.3%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Tonga?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th and Tonga ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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