Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Tonga
Tonga: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 98.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2015, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Tonga stood at 98.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Tonga peaked at 99.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 1970.
That places Tonga 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.7% | — |
| 1971 | 88.9% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 94.8% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 89.4% | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 97.3% | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 98.7% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 90.2% | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 98.9% | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 97.0% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 92.3% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 93.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.6% | 87.7% | 97.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 96.3% | 90.2% | 98.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 93.1% | 92.3% | 94.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.1% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 30 Tajikistan 99.1% compare
- 31 Netherlands 99.0% compare
- 32 Belize 99.0% compare
- 34 Denmark 98.9% compare
- 35 Tunisia 98.8% compare
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 98.8% compare
More education data for Tonga
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,164 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Tonga?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Tonga was 98.9% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Tonga ranks 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.