Education in Tonga

1,774 indicators covering education for Tonga.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 10,901 2025 up 18.8% 190th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 5,383 2025 down 10.7% 185th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 4,760 2025 down 9.3% 186th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 10,143 2025 down 10.0% 185th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 1,302 2025 up 2.5% 188th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 1,148 2025 up 2.5% 189th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 2,450 2025 up 2.5% 188th
School age population, primary education, male 7,486 2025 down 2.4% 188th
School age population, primary education, female 6,610 2025 down 2.8% 190th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 14,096 2025 down 2.6% 190th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 1,207 2025 down 5.2% 189th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 1,067 2025 down 5.6% 189th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 2,274 2025 down 5.4% 189th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 1,200 2025 down 6.0% 189th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 1,062 2025 down 6.1% 189th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 2,262 2025 down 6.0% 189th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 2,399 2025 down 6.1% 188th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 2,124 2025 down 6.3% 188th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 4,523 2025 down 6.2% 188th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 15,644 2024 down 8.5% 185th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 98.1% 2023 up 1.3% 73rd
Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Primary education, pupils 15,644 2024 down 8.5% 181st
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 16,132 2024 up 8.1% 181st
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.8708 units per square kilometre 2015 up 17.6% 48th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 107.1% 2024 down 7.6% 53rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 0.5% 17th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 110.7% 2024 down 7.1% 32nd
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.45 years 2024 down 7.4% 58th
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.7 years 2024 down 6.5% 41st
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 2.3% 2022 down 28.2% 125th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year 2015 up 154.0% 25th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 0.9% 16th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 107.8% 2015 up 0.9% 30th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 108.9% 2015 up 3.9% 23rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 13.83 years 2015 up 7.9% 12th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2015 up 3.2% 59th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 14.02 years 2015 up 11.4% 12th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 1,164 2024 up 16.8% 182nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 1,228 2024 up 14.9% 182nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 20 2024 down 96.2% 179th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0528 units per square kilometre 2023 down 82.0% 97th
Government expenditure on education, total 5.3% 2022 up 14.5% 48th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.0597 units per square kilometre 2023 down 86.3% 103rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2015 up 5.4% 71st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 3.13 number per square kilometre 2015 up 99.8% 79th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0038 units per person 2015 down 64.8% 120th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 399 2015 down 64.4% 172nd
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 1,086 2015 up 10.6% 179th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.51 units per square kilometre 2015 up 10.6% 46th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.5542 units per square kilometre 2015 down 64.4% 86th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 87.9% 1999 up 0.9% 137th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 92.4% 2024 down 4.5% 98th
Number of under-five deaths, male 13 2024 down 35.0% 178th
Number of under-five deaths, female 10 2024 down 33.3% 180th
Number of infant deaths, male 11 2024 down 31.2% 180th
Number of infant deaths, female 8 2024 down 33.3% 181st
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 6.45 years 2024 down 3.5% 69th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.2414 years 2003 168th