Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Tonga
Tonga: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 8.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Tonga, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Tonga stood at 8.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Tonga peaked at 32.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2010.
Tonga ranks 101st 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 25+ with primary in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.5% | — |
| 1965 | 15.7% | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 31.9% | +103.7% |
| 1975 | 32.4% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 28.3% | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 24.6% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 21.3% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -63.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 32.1% | 31.9% | 32.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.4% | 26.5% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 20.1% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 21.3% | 23.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 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 25+ with primary in Tonga?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Tonga was 8.5% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2010.
- How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Tonga ranks 101st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary