Education in Tonga

1,774 indicators covering education for Tonga.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 1.6% 2025 down 15.8% 138th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.9% 2025 down 50.0% 152nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 2.3% 2025 up 15.0% 127th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.5077 modelled data 2025 down 18.9% 183rd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 5,194 2024 up 109.3% 168th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7701 GPIA 2024 up 365.9% 81st
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.3% 2022 up 14.5% 49th
Primary education, pupils 47.4% 2015 up 0.2% 178th
Inequality in education 0.0431 2023 144th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2011 160th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 76.9% 2015 down 17.7% 108th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 64.5% 2015 down 23.9% 115th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.19 GPI 2015 up 8.2% 22nd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 2,800 2024 up 113.7% 168th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.3258 modelled data 2025 down 23.3% 190th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 101st
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 8 2025 unchanged 161st
End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 44.3% 2023 4th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 2,394 2024 up 104.3% 168th
Tertiary education, academic staff 53.8% 2024 27th
Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2024 down 50.0% 176th
End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1 2023 184th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.3913 modelled data 2025 down 56.5% 186th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.2% 1992 145th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.3% 1992 137th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 181st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 107.4% 2024 down 2.9% 37th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 171st
Persistence to grade 5, female 91.5% 2019 down 0.1% 86th
Persistence to grade 5, male 91.2% 2019 down 0.3% 76th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 108.2% 2024 down 5.5% 29th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 107.2% 2024 down 8.1% 40th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 107.6% 2024 up 2.2% 35th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9963 GPIA 2024 down 9.1% 115th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 7.6% 2023 45th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 178th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 54.4% 2023 23rd
School enrollment, secondary 82.1% 2015 up 7.4% 79th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 10.88 years 2024 down 13.3% 16th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 109.2% 2024 down 7.5% 25th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 3.8% 39th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 107.3% 2024 down 3.6% 34th
Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 2 2023 up 100.0% 141st
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 3 2023 down 62.5% 143rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 4,523 2025 down 6.2% 183rd
School age population, early childhood education, female 2,124 2025 down 6.3% 183rd
School age population, early childhood education, male 2,399 2025 down 6.1% 183rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 71.5% 2024 up 20.0% 127th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 10 2024 175th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 24 2024 175th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 10.78 years 2024 down 11.6% 17th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 11 years 2024 down 15.1% 14th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 3.6% 38th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.1% 2023 down 95.9% 162nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.5% 2015 down 68.4% 149th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 13.6% 2015 down 10.9% 100th