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