Education in Tonga

1,774 indicators covering education for Tonga.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 17.9% 2020 up 58.6% 80th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.8% 51st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0002 units per person 2024 down 96.1% 147th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 44.1% 77th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0243 units per person 2024 43rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.009 units per person 2024 121st
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 47.32 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.1% 74th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.13 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.8% 56th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 41st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 98th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 11.24 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.3% 41st
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 17.79 years 2023 up 10.1% 19th
School enrollment, preprimary 48.3% 2020 up 31.5% 125th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 10.96 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.3% 42nd
School enrollment, tertiary, male 28.8% 2023 106th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 58.6% 2023 84th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.51 GPI 2023 14th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.18 GPI 2020 up 10.2% 9th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year 2015 down 205.0% 158th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 3.44 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.8% 75th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 15,401 2015 up 19.3% 179th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0059 units per person 2015 up 18.3% 34th
Secondary education, teachers, female 627 2015 up 17.6% 170th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.33 units per square kilometre 2023 43rd
Average years of schooling among adults 10.91 years 2023 up 0.1% 71st
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 10.91 years 2023 up 0.1% 71st
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 10.91 years 2023 up 0.1% 71st
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 100.0% 2015 up 761.1% 1st
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 down 19.7% 18th
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 10.83 years 2023 down 0.7% 74th
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 23.5% 6th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0001 units per person 2024 down 95.6% 146th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0001 units per person 2024 down 96.4% 149th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 16.57 years 2023 up 10.5% 25th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 97.0% 121st
Primary completion rate, male 106.5% 2024 down 11.8% 13th
Primary completion rate, female 109.8% 2024 down 4.7% 7th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 97.6% 121st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 15.5% 6th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0102 units per person 2015 up 11.2% 17th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 1.51 units per square kilometre 2015 up 10.6% 46th
Duration of compulsory education 15 years 2025 unchanged 3rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2025 unchanged 171st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.1452 units per person 2015 up 18.1% 2nd
Secondary education, general pupils 15,401 2015 up 19.3% 179th
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 down 24.5% 30th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,254 number 2015 up 99.8% 181st
Lower secondary completion rate, total 99.4% 2024 30th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 108.3% 2015 down 0.0% 25th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 13.92 years 2015 up 7.1% 14th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.9278 units per square kilometre 2023 up 41.5% 49th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 1.72 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.0% 73rd
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.2056 units per square kilometre 2023 down 25.3% 66th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 1.72 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.0% 75th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.1125 units per square kilometre 2023 down 84.6% 102nd
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 21.39 units per square kilometre 2015 up 19.3% 38th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 46.2% 2020 up 26.1% 127th