Education in Tonga

1,774 indicators covering education for Tonga.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 96.1% 2023 up 0.4% 42nd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 95.4% 2023 down 0.1% 46th
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 100.0% 2024 — 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted 17.1% 2024 — 50th
Literacy rate 99.5% 2023 up 0.1% 7th
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching 83.0% 2024 — 78th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.9827 LPIA 2023 down 0.3% 44th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 25.6% 2023 up 105.7% 55th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 28.0% 2023 up 156.3% 45th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 1.0% 9th
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 11.22 2023 up 2.9% 52nd
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 2.8% 28th
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 10.95 2023 up 0.1% 56th
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2024 — 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 30.1% 2023 up 217.1% 42nd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.9756 LPIA 2023 down 0.4% 48th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.9884 LPIA 2023 down 0.2% 43rd
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male 12 2024 — 74th
Proportion of secondary schools with access to computers for 88.7% 2024 — 87th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a 0.6% 2022 — 6th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, female 10 2024 — 66th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 19.9% 2023 up 321.4% 35th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 1.15 GPIA 2023 up 50.7% 25th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 19.5% 2023 up 258.2% 31st
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 35.6% 2023 down 64.4% 99th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 12.0% 2023 down 88.0% 101st
Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling 99.5% 2023 up 0.1% 7th
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 100.0% 2024 — 1st
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 45.8% 2018 down 3.9% 82nd
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 42.6% 2020 down 33.4% 80th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 39.8% 2018 up 5.6% 59th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 0.7097 LPIA 2023 up 64.4% 16th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 0.3368 GPIA 2023 down 66.3% 103rd
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 24.0% 2023 up 50.6% 69th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 20.2% 2023 up 399.9% 36th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 24.0% 2023 up 50.6% 69th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 24.4% 2023 up 45.3% 66th
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher 24.4% 2023 up 45.3% 66th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 24.4% 2023 up 45.3% 66th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 0.7608 LPIA 2023 up 74.1% 10th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 24.7% 2023 up 39.6% 60th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 24.7% 2023 up 39.6% 60th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both 0.9% 2023 — 54th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 1.03 GPIA 2023 up 39.4% 57th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 11.4% 2023 up 212.6% 73rd
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 11.4% 2023 up 212.6% 73rd
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 10.4% 2023 up 146.2% 79th
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 10.4% 2023 up 146.2% 79th
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities 95.3% 2024 — 84th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 0.9713 GPIA 2023 up 7.9% 68th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 0.6706 LPIA 2023 up 57.6% 26th
Proportion of secondary schools with access to Internet for 94.8% 2024 — 74th
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching 76.7% 2024 — 78th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 12.2% 2023 up 286.5% 72nd
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 12.2% 2023 up 286.5% 72nd
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total 11 2010 down 8.3% 144th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female 5 2010 down 16.7% 144th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total 9 2010 unchanged 144th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, female 4 2010 down 20.0% 144th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25-29, total 9 2010 up 28.6% 144th