Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total in Tonga

Tonga: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total was 0.14 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.14
World rank
84th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.19
in 2005
All-time low
0.05
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total in Tonga, 1960–2010

0.050.10.150.21960198520101960: 0.051965: 0.051970: 0.061975: 0.071980: 0.071985: 0.081990: 0.081995: 0.12000: 0.182005: 0.192010: 0.14

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total in Tonga stood at 0.14.

That represents a change of down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total in Tonga peaked at 0.19 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1960.

That places Tonga 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.05 0.05 0.05 2
1970s 0.065 0.06 0.07 2
1980s 0.075 0.07 0.08 2
1990s 0.09 0.08 0.1 2
2000s 0.185 0.18 0.19 2
2010s 0.14 0.14 0.14 1

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 82 Portugal 0.15 compare
  2. 82 Thailand 0.15 compare
  3. 84 Honduras 0.14 compare
  4. 84 South Africa 0.14 compare
  5. 84 Turkey 0.14 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total in Tonga?
Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total in Tonga was 0.14 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 0.19 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1960.
How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total?
Tonga ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total
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
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 65-69.