Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Tonga

Tonga: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female was 5.32 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
5.32
World rank
27th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.73
in 1995
All-time low
3.1
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Tonga, 1960–2010

02461960198520101960: 3.11965: 3.21970: 4.51975: 4.51980: 4.51985: 4.61990: 5.21995: 5.72000: 5.12005: 4.92010: 5.3

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 5.32 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Tonga peaked at 5.73 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 1960.

That places Tonga 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.15 3.1 3.19 2
1970s 4.48 4.46 4.51 2
1980s 4.56 4.53 4.59 2
1990s 5.45 5.16 5.73 2
2000s 5.01 4.88 5.14 2
2010s 5.32 5.32 5.32 1

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 24 Sweden 5.39 compare
  2. 25 Iceland 5.33 compare
  3. 25 Ireland 5.33 compare
  4. 28 Romania 5.18 compare
  5. 29 Belgium 4.93 compare
  6. 30 Israel 4.86 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Tonga?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Tonga was 5.32 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 5.73 in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 1960.
How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female?
Tonga ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Average years of primary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 75.