Kuwait vs Tonga: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Kuwait
13.5 years
in 2015
Tonga
13.35 years
in 2002
Kuwait rank
84th
Tonga rank
87th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Kuwait
  • Tonga
051015197019922015

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 13.5 years against 13.35 years in Tonga, a difference of 0.15 years.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 84th and Tonga ranks 87th of 175 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 11.72 years 12.55 years 0.828 years Tonga
1980s 12.2 years 13.84 years 1.65 years Tonga
1990s 12.77 years 13.34 years 0.5764 years Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Kuwait or Tonga?
Kuwait, at 13.5 years against 13.35 years in Tonga as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Kuwait and Tonga?
0.15 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tonga?
5 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1999.
How do Kuwait and Tonga rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Kuwait ranks 84th and Tonga ranks 87th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.