School enrollment, preprimary, male in Tonga
Tonga: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 46.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Tonga, 1975–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in Tonga is 46.2%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Tonga peaked at 48.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1975.
Tonga ranks 127th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 18.9% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 36.6% | 48.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 124 Sudan 47.4% compare
- 125 Azerbaijan 46.4% compare
- 126 Papua New Guinea 46.2% compare
- 128 Uzbekistan 44.6% compare
- 129 Tunisia 44.2% compare
- 130 Equatorial Guinea 42.9% compare
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 school enrollment, preprimary, male in Tonga?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Tonga was 46.2% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1975.
- How does Tonga rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Tonga ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.