Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga
Tonga: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 10.83 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga is 10.83 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga peaked at 10.94 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.36 years, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 74th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.36 years | — |
| 1991 | 9.52 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 9.69 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 9.85 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 10.01 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 10.18 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 10.15 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 10.15 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.16 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.16 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.17 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.17 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.17 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.18 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.18 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.19 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.19 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 10.49 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.64 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.79 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 10.94 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 10.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 10.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.88 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.86 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.8 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.78 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 10.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.83 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.83 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.92 years | 9.36 years | 10.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.27 years | 10.17 years | 10.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.85 years | 10.78 years | 10.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.82 years | 10.8 years | 10.83 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga was 10.83 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 10.94 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.36 years in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Tonga ranks 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.