Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Tonga
Tonga: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Tonga, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Tonga peaked at 1.68 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 1996.
Tonga ranks 1st of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Tonga, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.01 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.06 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.68 LPIA | +58.5% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | -40.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.25 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1.68 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 Armenia 1 LPIA compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 1 LPIA compare
- 1 Bangladesh 1 LPIA compare
- 1 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 1 Georgia 1 LPIA compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 1 LPIA compare
- 1 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Tonga
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,086 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 20 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,228 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Tonga?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Tonga was 1 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Tonga ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release