School enrollment, preprimary in Tonga
Tonga: School enrollment, preprimary was 48.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Tonga, 1975–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 48.3% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Tonga peaked at 49.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1975.
That places Tonga 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 20.0% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 36.8% | 49.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 48.3% | 48.3% | 1 |
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 school enrollment, preprimary in Tonga?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Tonga was 48.3% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1975.
- How does Tonga rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Tonga ranks 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 (% 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.