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 ← Previous Page 11 of 30 Next →