Over-age students, primary in Tonga
Tonga: Over-age students, primary was 0.9% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Tonga is 0.9%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 86.1% on the previous year and down 89.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Tonga peaked at 18.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.
That places Tonga 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 2.6% | 10.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 9.9% | 18.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 13.9% | 18.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.3% | 10.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 0.9% | 6.5% | 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 over-age students, primary in Tonga?
- Over-age students, primary in Tonga was 0.9% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for over-age students, primary?
- Tonga ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.