Education in Tonga

1,774 indicators covering education for Tonga.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 707 2024 up 40.4% 148th
Literacy rate, adult total 99.5% 2023 up 0.1% 7th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2 2023 138th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 2,084 2024 down 6.8% 148th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 0.1% 2022 154th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0.0% 2022 167th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 26.5% 2023 26th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 28.7% 2024 down 46.5% 57th
Literacy rate, adult male 99.3% 2023 down 0.1% 9th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 4.2% 2023 56th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 77.7% 2024 112th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.0% 2023 175th
Trained teachers in preprimary education 92.7% 2024 down 7.3% 48th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 73.8% 2024 114th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 67th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 1.1 GPIA 2024 11th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1997 141st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 9.3% 2024 down 15.8% 159th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 32.5% 2020 up 1.1% 187th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 211 number 2013 down 51.5% 136th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 25.8% 2024 down 46.5% 62nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 31.3% 2024 down 46.6% 57th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 895 2024 down 6.5% 148th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 82.1% 2024 96th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 1,189 2024 down 7.0% 148th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 0.5% 2023 127th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 12.1% 2018 up 13.1% 6th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 64th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 67.5% 2020 down 0.5% 8th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2018 up 105.2% 20th
Adolescents out of school 6.9% 2024 up 55.2% 84th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.2% 2022 91st
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education 19.78 headcount basis 2024 down 12.2% 85th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.2% 2022 132nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 96.7% 2024 down 0.4% 63rd
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 1.8% 2022 52nd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 33.0% 2020 up 32.1% 176th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 318 2023 down 73.6% 166th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 93.1% 2024 down 2.6% 98th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 4.5% 2024 up 25.3% 100th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.3% 2023 down 72.5% 145th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.7% 2024 down 69.1% 137th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 217 2024 up 14.8% 140th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 9.1% 2024 down 1.2% 73rd
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 490 2024 down 11.4% 139th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 32.6% 2020 down 8.9% 178th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.9% 2024 down 64.7% 137th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 2 2024 down 98.7% 127th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 3 2024 down 98.6% 127th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 71.3% 2024 up 53.8% 126th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 165th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both 0.0% 2023 84th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.7644 GPIA 2024 down 1.0% 93rd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.6% 2024 down 69.3% 134th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.8% 2024 down 69.0% 136th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education 0.4% 2023 126th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 0.4% 2023 134th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 2,348 number 2015 up 578.6% 75th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 117 number 2013 up 1,850.0% 134th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 44th