Children out of school, primary, female in Tonga
Tonga: Children out of school, primary, female was 882 in 1999. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, female in Tonga, 1970–1999
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 1999, children out of school, primary, female in Tonga stood at 882.
The figure is up 17.3% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Tonga peaked at 1,532 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 248, in 1978.
That places Tonga 147th out of 177 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 382.2 | 248 | 594 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1,099 | 871 | 1,532 | 5 |
| 1990s | 938.5 | 752 | 1,099 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 818 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 107.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 33,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Tonga?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Tonga was 882 in 1999, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,532 in 1983.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 248 in 1978.
- How does Tonga rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Tonga ranks 147th out of 177 countries with data for 1999.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.