Education in Tonga

1,774 indicators covering education for Tonga.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Youth/adult literacy rate 99.7% 2023 up 0.3% 12th
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 1 2023 unchanged 14th
Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita 99.5% 2023 up 0.1% 7th
Literacy rates among adults 99.5% 2023 up 0.1% 7th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 110 2020 — 45th
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population 99.5% 2023 up 0.6% 4th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 177 number 2004 down 33.7% 63rd
Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who 52.8% 2020 — 37th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 21.8% 2023 up 59.4% 36th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female 100.0% 2023 up 0.8% 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 34.2% 2023 up 37.7% 38th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 33.6% 2023 up 27.1% 36th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 33.1% 2023 up 17.7% 38th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 22.5% 2023 up 56.9% 33rd
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 21.2% 2023 up 62.6% 39th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 1.03 GPIA 2023 up 16.9% 38th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 0.6495 LPIA 2023 up 25.4% 27th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, female 99.7% 2023 up 0.1% 7th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes 99.8% 2023 up 0.6% 8th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, female 91 number 2004 down 37.2% 53rd
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 0.9446 GPIA 2023 up 3.7% 51st
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 0.6797 LPIA 2023 up 33.2% 20th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male 99.6% 2023 up 0.4% 13th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged 4th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes 99.7% 2023 up 0.2% 5th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male 99.7% 2023 up 0.2% 8th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 64.4% 2023 up 33.0% 23rd
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 79.6% 2023 up 18.6% 20th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 88.0% 2023 up 7.1% 20th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female 99.5% 2023 unchanged 7th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female 97.1% 2023 down 2.4% 9th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 19th
Proportion of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and 11.3% 2024 — 52nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes 98.1% 2023 down 1.3% 8th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, both sexes 99.6% 2023 up 0.0% 6th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male 99.6% 2023 up 0.1% 7th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male 100.0% 2023 up 0.7% 1st
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 9th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender 0.97 GPIA 2023 down 3.0% 16th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 1.27 GPIA 2023 down 10.1% 18th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female 99.7% 2023 up 0.2% 4th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female 99.9% 2023 up 1.3% 2nd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 14th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity 1.02 LPIA 2023 up 3.0% 2nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, both sexes 99.9% 2023 up 1.2% 2nd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes 99.3% 2023 down 0.1% 7th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged 1st
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male 98.8% 2023 down 0.5% 8th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male 99.9% 2023 up 1.1% 2nd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 1.0% 8th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 3rd
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female 99.3% 2023 down 0.1% 6th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary 2.3% 2010 down 63.1% 94th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary 5.5% 2010 down 6.2% 92nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary 4.6% 2010 down 18.9% 96th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary 3.6% 2010 down 28.5% 96th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. 4.2% 2010 down 31.8% 95th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary 4.1% 2010 down 34.3% 92nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary 4.1% 2010 down 38.6% 94th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary 4.0% 2010 down 38.0% 93rd