School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Tonga
Tonga: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9994 GPI in 2015. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Tonga is 0.9994 GPI, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Tonga peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9454 GPI, in 2000.
That places Tonga 68th out of 197 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Tonga, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9828 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9653 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9947 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.965 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.977 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9776 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9716 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.968 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9744 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9696 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9661 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9577 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9612 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9697 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.987 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9739 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9878 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9953 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.982 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9886 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9725 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9553 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9566 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9623 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9454 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9621 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9551 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9466 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9503 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9702 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9631 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.963 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9549 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9843 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9808 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9839 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9889 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9992 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9935 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9994 GPI | +0.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.9994 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9846 GPI, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.9994 GPI is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9784 GPI, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9746 GPI | 0.965 GPI | 0.9947 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9693 GPI | 0.9577 GPI | 0.987 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9809 GPI | 0.9553 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9595 GPI | 0.9454 GPI | 0.9843 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.991 GPI | 0.9808 GPI | 0.9994 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Tonga?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Tonga was 0.9994 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1992.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9454 GPI in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Tonga ranks 68th out of 197 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.