Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Tonga
Tonga: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 90.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Tonga, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 90.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Tonga peaked at 90.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 8th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.4% | — |
| 1965 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 74.6% | +89.2% |
| 1980 | 74.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 50.7% | -32.1% |
| 1990 | 84.3% | +66.4% |
| 1995 | 88.2% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.0% | 39.4% | 74.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 62.6% | 50.7% | 74.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 84.3% | 88.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 75.3% | 79.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 90.7% | 90.7% | 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 20-24 with secondary in Tonga?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Tonga was 90.7% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Tonga ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)