School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Tonga

Tonga: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
73rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.28 GPI
in 2009
All-time low
0.7234 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
30
1970–2015

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Tonga, 1970–2015

00.511.51970199220151970: 0.99 GPI1971: 1 GPI1972: 0.951 GPI1973: 1 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1981: 0.954 GPI1982: 0.98 GPI1984: 1.1 GPI1985: 1.1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1990: 0.985 GPI1991: 1 GPI1993: 0.985 GPI1998: 1.2 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2001: 1.1 GPI2002: 1.1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 0.723 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1.3 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI2011: 0.964 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 1.03 GPI for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in 2015.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Tonga peaked at 1.28 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7234 GPI, in 2007.

That places Tonga 73rd out of 195 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Tonga, 1970 to 2015.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.9903 GPI —
1971 1.02 GPI +2.5%
1972 0.9509 GPI -6.3%
1973 1.01 GPI +6.0%
1974 1.01 GPI +0.3%
1975 1.02 GPI +0.5%
1978 1.03 GPI +1.8%
1981 0.9542 GPI -7.7%
1982 0.9804 GPI +2.8%
1984 1.06 GPI +8.6%
1985 1.1 GPI +2.9%
1986 1.05 GPI -4.4%
1990 0.9849 GPI -6.0%
1991 1.02 GPI +4.0%
1993 0.9847 GPI -3.9%
1998 1.16 GPI +17.8%
1999 1.13 GPI -2.6%
2000 1.12 GPI -1.1%
2001 1.08 GPI -3.1%
2002 1.1 GPI +1.9%
2006 1 GPI -9.2%
2007 0.7234 GPI -27.8%
2008 1.04 GPI +43.1%
2009 1.28 GPI +24.0%
2010 1.07 GPI -16.9%
2011 0.9637 GPI -9.7%
2012 1.03 GPI +7.1%
2013 1.01 GPI -1.8%
2014 1.07 GPI +5.5%
2015 1.03 GPI -3.9%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 1.03 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPI, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 1.03 GPI is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04 GPI, 99% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +43.1% 0.7234 GPI 1.04 GPI

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 GPI 0.9509 GPI 1.03 GPI 7
1980s 1.03 GPI 0.9542 GPI 1.1 GPI 5
1990s 1.06 GPI 0.9847 GPI 1.16 GPI 5
2000s 1.05 GPI 0.7234 GPI 1.28 GPI 7
2010s 1.03 GPI 0.9637 GPI 1.07 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 70 Guyana 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 72 Ecuador 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 74 Jordan 1.03 GPI compare
  5. 75 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 76 Madagascar 1.02 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Tonga?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Tonga was 1.03 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 1.28 GPI in 2009.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7234 GPI in 2007.
How does Tonga rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Tonga ranks 73rd out of 195 countries with data for 2015.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.