Madagascar vs Tonga: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Madagascar
1.04 index
in 2024
Tonga
1.04 index
in 2024
Madagascar rank
14th
Tonga rank
16th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Madagascar
- Tonga
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.04 index against 1.04 index in Tonga, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tonga ahead.
Madagascar ranks 14th and Tonga ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8677 index | 0.9609 index | 0.0932 index | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.9486 index | 0.9753 index | 0.0267 index | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.9797 index | 0.9675 index | 0.0122 index | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.9758 index | 0.9921 index | 0.0163 index | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1.01 index | 0.0085 index | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.01 index | 0.0198 index | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Madagascar or Tonga?
- Madagascar, at 1.04 index against 1.04 index in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Madagascar and Tonga?
- 0 index, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Tonga rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 14th 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.