Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Tonga

Tonga: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 20.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
20.5%
World rank
47th
of 144 countries
All-time high
70.0%
in 1995
All-time low
20.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Tonga, 1960–2010

2030405060701960198520101960: 37.31965: 36.61970: 36.61975: 59.71980: 59.71985: 41.71990: 66.61995: 702000: 56.42005: 57.32010: 20.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Tonga stood at 20.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Tonga peaked at 70.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2010.

Tonga ranks 47th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in Tonga, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 37.3%
1965 36.6% -1.8%
1970 36.6% +0.0%
1975 59.7% +63.0%
1980 59.7% +0.0%
1985 41.7% -30.2%
1990 66.6% +59.7%
1995 70.0% +5.1%
2000 56.4% -19.5%
2005 57.3% +1.7%
2010 20.5% -64.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 37.0% 36.6% 37.3% 2
1970s 48.2% 36.6% 59.7% 2
1980s 50.7% 41.7% 59.7% 2
1990s 68.3% 66.6% 70.0% 2
2000s 56.8% 56.4% 57.3% 2
2010s 20.5% 20.5% 20.5% 1

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 45 Honduras 21.3% compare
  2. 46 Nepal 21.3% compare
  3. 48 Bangladesh 20.4% compare
  4. 49 Australia 19.9% compare
  5. 50 Brunei Darussalam 19.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Tonga?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Tonga was 20.5% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2010.
How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
Tonga ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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