Education in Tonga

1,774 indicators covering education for Tonga.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.66 GPI 2003 23rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.2414 years 2003 168th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 13.02 years 2024 down 5.3% 38th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 99.8% 2024 down 6.6% 81st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 down 81.2% 101st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0054 number per person 2015 up 5.9% 33rd
Teachers in primary education, female 568 number 2015 up 7.0% 179th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 9 2024 down 95.7% 170th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 11 2024 down 96.5% 174th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.7889 number per square kilometre 2015 up 7.0% 51st
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9286 index 1999 down 7.8% 167th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2015 down 43.6% 40th
Children out of school, female 12.1% 1999 down 6.0% 50th
Children out of school, male 5.4% 1999 down 60.4% 88th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 199 2024 170th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 1,101 number 2015 up 72.8% 178th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 42.9% 2023 97th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 102.6% 2024 down 7.3% 60th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 96.1% 2024 down 6.4% 86th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.05 GPIA 2024 down 1.3% 25th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 97.3% 2024 down 5.9% 90th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 89.1% 2024 down 2.7% 113th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 GPIA 2024 down 3.2% 45th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 100.0% 2015 up 761.1% 1st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 13.42 years 2024 down 6.1% 24th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.66 years 2024 down 4.6% 46th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.06 GPIA 2024 down 1.4% 21st
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 4.05 years 2024 25th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 6.72 years 2024 down 5.7% 64th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 6.2 years 2024 down 1.4% 79th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.08 GPIA 2024 down 3.6% 44th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 14.3% 2015 down 64.6% 180th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% 2015 down 38.6% 132nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 14.53 years 2003 67th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 191 2024 up 14.4% 176th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.05 years 2024 up 23.1% 159th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 111.9% 2013 up 3.4% 34th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 98.4% 2025 up 0.3% 74th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 98.6% 2025 up 0.3% 78th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 modelled data 2025 down 0.1% 89th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 98.2% 2025 up 0.3% 71st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate -16.35 % change on previous year 2015 down 3,749.8% 168th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 57.7% 2015 up 6.4% 112th
Teachers in secondary education, female 627 2015 up 17.6% 172nd
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 0.6% 2023 up 46.3% 169th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 87.5% 2025 up 5.5% 88th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 92.4% 2025 up 4.9% 82nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 modelled data 2025 down 0.8% 37th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 82.3% 2025 up 6.0% 88th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 86.2% 2025 up 5.6% 48th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 92.6% 2025 up 5.4% 29th