Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Tonga
Tonga: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 7.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Tonga, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Tonga is 7.1%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Tonga peaked at 26.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2010.
Tonga ranks 106th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.0% | — |
| 1965 | 13.6% | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 26.7% | +97.3% |
| 1975 | 25.4% | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 23.7% | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | -23.4% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -63.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 26.1% | 25.4% | 26.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 14.8% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 16.7% | 19.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Tonga?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Tonga was 7.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2010.
- How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Tonga ranks 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary