Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: School life expectancy, primary, male
School life expectancy, primary, male over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 6.97 years against 6.96 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01 years.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 46th and Tonga ranks 45th of 197 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.43 years | 6.72 years | 3.29 years | Tonga |
| 1980s | 3.55 years | 7.25 years | 3.7 years | Tonga |
| 1990s | 4.02 years | 6.77 years | 2.76 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 3.7 years | 6.79 years | 3.09 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 6.71 years | 6.85 years | 0.1424 years | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 6.97 years against 6.96 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2015.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 0.01 years, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 46th and Tonga ranks 45th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (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 level 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.