Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Tonga
Tonga: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total was 7.8 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Tonga, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Tonga stood at 7.8.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Tonga peaked at 9.58 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.42, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 31st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5 | 4.42 | 4.59 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.23 | 6.15 | 6.31 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.55 | 6.46 | 6.65 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.82 | 8.05 | 9.58 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.01 | 6.51 | 7.51 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Tonga?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Tonga was 7.8 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 9.58 in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.42 in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
- Tonga ranks 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 total schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 75+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 75.