Pacific island small states vs Tonga: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- Pacific island small states
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 12.5 years against 9.89 years in Pacific island small states, a difference of 2.61 years.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 43 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.78 years | 11.21 years | 2.42 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 9.16 years | 10.92 years | 1.75 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 9.92 years | 12.49 years | 2.57 years | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Pacific island small states or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 12.5 years against 9.89 years in Pacific island small states as of 2015.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Pacific island small states and Tonga?
- 2.61 years, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Tonga?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
- How do Pacific island small states and Tonga rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.