Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Tonga

Tonga: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary was 1.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.3%
World rank
79th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2005
All-time low
0.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Tonga, 1960–2010

0.50.7511.21.51.81960198520101960: 0.461965: 0.491970: 0.631975: 0.691980: 0.731985: 0.71990: 0.761995: 0.882000: 1.62005: 1.72010: 1.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Tonga stood at 1.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Tonga peaked at 1.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1960.

That places Tonga 79th 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.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Tonga, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.5%
1965 0.5% +6.5%
1970 0.6% +28.6%
1975 0.7% +9.5%
1980 0.7% +5.8%
1985 0.7% -4.1%
1990 0.8% +8.6%
1995 0.9% +15.8%
2000 1.6% +76.1%
2005 1.7% +9.7%
2010 1.3% -25.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
1970s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 2
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2000s 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 2
2010s 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 76 Cuba 1.4% compare
  2. 76 Türkiye 1.4% compare
  3. 78 Trinidad and Tobago 1.4% compare
  4. 80 Honduras 1.2% compare
  5. 81 Algeria 1.2% compare
  6. 82 Mongolia 1.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Tonga?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Tonga was 1.3% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1960.
How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary?
Tonga ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
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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