Education in Tonga 1,774 indicators covering education for Tonga. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 53.3% 2020 up 4.9% 21st Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 1.1% 2020 up 8.9% 21st Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 46.7% 2020 down 5.1% 160th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 42 number 2013 up 2,000.0% 133rd Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 26.52 millions 2004 down 18.3% 165th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 47.6% 2020 up 11.2% 144th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 0.9% 2020 up 21.3% 144th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 52.4% 2020 down 8.4% 37th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 0.3% 2023 — 135th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 0.7% 2023 — 107th Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 91.3% 2019 down 0.3% 87th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 9 number 2013 — 155th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 5 number 2013 — 155th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 3 number 2013 — 160th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 92.7% 2024 down 7.3% 51st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 116 number 2006 down 34.5% 145th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.3571 GPIA 2023 down 24.6% 164th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 1,964 2023 up 9.6% 144th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 628 2023 down 16.7% 153rd Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 11.6% 2023 up 3.4% 70th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 4.1% 2023 down 22.0% 119th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 0 millions 2003 — 143rd International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 1.6% 2004 — 6th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.2% 2022 — 126th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.0809 GPIA 2023 down 30.6% 160th Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 30 2019 down 83.7% 167th Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 95.03 2023 unchanged 75th Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 503 2019 down 49.1% 146th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.1% 2022 — 127th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.2% 2019 down 84.5% 161st Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.065 GPIA 2019 down 69.3% 169th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 3.6% 2019 down 49.6% 104th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.2% 2023 — 142nd Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 — 139th Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 — 135th Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 186 number 2004 down 24.7% 135th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 0 millions 2003 — 138th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.5% 2023 — 120th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.6848 GPIA 2024 — 137th Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2024 — 1st Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2024 — 1st Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 3.52 millions 2004 up 4.2% 152nd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 747 number 2004 down 62.2% 133rd Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2024 — 1st Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 19.85 headcount basis 2024 down 14.5% 62nd Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 96.3% 2024 up 2.4% 65th Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 2.39 millions 2004 down 12.9% 152nd Adolescents out of school, female 4.5% 2024 up 25.3% 98th Adolescents out of school, male 9.1% 2024 down 1.2% 72nd Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 98.9% 2024 up 3.2% 56th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 95.6% 2024 up 2.3% 69th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2019 unchanged 164th Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted 0.9864 GPIA 2023 down 1.4% 87th Official entrance age to early childhood education 4 years 2019 up 33.3% 9th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 9 number 2013 — 141st Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 98.4% 2024 — 72nd ← Previous Page 17 of 30 Next →