Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Tonga
Tonga: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 15.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 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 55-59 with primary in Tonga is 15.4%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Tonga peaked at 39.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 54th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.8% | — |
| 1965 | 13.7% | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 30.8% | +124.3% |
| 1975 | 29.6% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 28.6% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 30.2% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -60.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.8% | 11.8% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.2% | 29.6% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 30.2% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 31.0% | 39.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 51 Albania 16.9% compare
- 52 Mauritania 15.6% compare
- 53 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.4% compare
- 55 Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.4% compare
- 56 Chile 15.1% compare
- 57 Brunei Darussalam 15.0% 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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Tonga?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Tonga was 15.4% 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 55-59 with primary recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
- Tonga ranks 54th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary