Argentina vs Tonga: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Argentina
1.03 index
in 2023
Tonga
1.04 index
in 2024
Argentina rank
19th
Tonga rank
16th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Argentina
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.04 index against 1.03 index in Argentina, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 19th and Tonga ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9939 index | 0.9612 index | 0.0327 index | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.9976 index | 0.9799 index | 0.0177 index | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 0.9665 index | 0.04 index | Argentina |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9921 index | 0.016 index | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0 index | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1 index | 0.0226 index | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Argentina or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.04 index against 1.03 index in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Argentina and Tonga?
- 0.01 index, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Tonga?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Tonga rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Argentina ranks 19th and Tonga ranks 16th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.