School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Tonga
Tonga: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.18 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Tonga is 1.18 GPI, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Tonga peaked at 1.28 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7234 GPI, in 2007.
That places Tonga 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPI | 0.9509 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9542 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPI | 0.9819 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 0.7234 GPI | 1.28 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 0.9637 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.18 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1 |
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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, total 33,628 (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Tonga?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Tonga was 1.18 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7234 GPI in 2007.
- How does Tonga rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Tonga ranks 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.