Education in Tonga 1,774 indicators covering education for Tonga. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School enrollment, preprimary, female 50.6% 2020 up 37.0% 120th Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate -5.86 % change on previous year 2015 down 203.9% 168th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education -3.61 % change on previous year 2020 down 136.7% 166th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 399 2015 down 64.4% 172nd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 91.3% 2019 up 1.0% 96th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 4.08 units per square kilometre 2023 — 40th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 2.25 units per square kilometre 2023 — 51st Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 down 37.1% 50th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.3177 years 2003 — 164th Government expenditure on education, total 9.3% 2024 down 15.8% 159th Secondary education, general pupils 49.8% 2015 down 1.6% 100th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 568 number 2015 up 11.2% 179th Lower secondary completion rate, female 102.4% 2024 — 18th Lower secondary completion rate, male 96.8% 2024 — 46th Children out of school 2.3% 2022 down 28.2% 119th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2,254 number 2015 up 99.8% 181st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0212 number per person 2015 up 97.9% 130th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1,331 2025 up 6.3% 187th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1,174 2025 up 6.8% 187th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 2,505 2025 up 6.6% 187th Start of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 up 50.0% 52nd Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 years 2025 down 5.9% 10th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 down 20.0% 18th Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 941 2024 — 172nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 2,536 2024 — 167th Teachers in primary education, male 178 2024 down 18.0% 180th Teachers in primary education, female 640 2024 up 13.3% 182nd Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 78.2% 2024 up 8.3% 99th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 108.8% 2024 down 7.4% 45th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.57 years 2024 down 7.0% 51st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.6% 2023 up 46.3% 176th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.8% 2023 up 16.4% 138th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3,477 2024 — 172nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.4% 2023 down 0.2% 54th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% 2023 down 0.9% 86th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2,392 2024 up 15.8% 188th Enrolment in secondary education, male 8,193 2024 up 9.1% 182nd Enrolment in secondary education, female 7,939 2024 up 7.0% 184th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 818 2024 up 4.6% 185th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.3% 2024 down 28.6% 170th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.7% 2024 up 0.9% 67th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 16,132 2024 up 8.1% 185th Enrolment in primary education, male 8,182 2024 down 8.5% 185th Enrolment in primary education, female 7,462 2024 down 8.4% 185th School age population, upper secondary education, male 3,829 2025 up 76.7% 187th School age population, upper secondary education, female 3,462 2025 up 86.1% 188th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7,291 2025 up 81.1% 187th School age population, secondary education, male 9,212 2025 up 12.4% 186th School age population, secondary education, female 8,222 2025 up 15.7% 187th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 17,434 2025 up 13.9% 186th School age population, tertiary education, male 5,723 2025 up 18.5% 189th School age population, tertiary education, female 5,178 2025 up 19.2% 191st ← Previous Page 5 of 30 Next →