Primary completion rate, total in Tonga
Tonga: Primary completion rate, total was 108.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Tonga, 1977–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Tonga stood at 108.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Tonga peaked at 118.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1977.
Tonga ranks 9th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.4% | 80.0% | 111.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 101.4% | 87.6% | 118.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 103.5% | 91.2% | 117.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 104.1% | 101.6% | 107.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 112.1% | 105.9% | 118.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 102.5% | 99.1% | 108.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More aid effectiveness data for Tonga
- Net ODA received per capita 1,239 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 129.55 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received 20.3% (2023)
- Net ODA received 84.5% (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 129.55 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 129.55 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 129.55 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 76,891 current US$ (2018)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States 3.02 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 108.76 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Tonga?
- Primary completion rate, total in Tonga was 108.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 118.9% in 1981.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1977.
- How does Tonga rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Tonga ranks 9th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.