Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Tonga
Tonga: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 179 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Tonga, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 179 number for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Tonga peaked at 299 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 116 number, in 1976.
Tonga ranks 87th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 116 number | — |
| 1996 | 299 number | +157.8% |
| 2006 | 294 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 188 number | -36.1% |
| 2018 | 179 number | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 116 number | 116 number | 116 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 299 number | 299 number | 299 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 294 number | 294 number | 294 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 183.5 number | 179 number | 188 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 640 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 178 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,536 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 941 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Tonga?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Tonga was 179 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 299 number in 1996.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 116 number in 1976.
- How does Tonga rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- Tonga ranks 87th out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.