Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Tonga
Tonga: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 0.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Tonga, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Tonga peaked at 19.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.
That places Tonga 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.3% | — |
| 1965 | 17.1% | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 13.2% | -22.7% |
| 1975 | 9.7% | -26.4% |
| 1980 | 7.8% | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | -47.9% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -72.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -33.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.2% | 17.1% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 9.7% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,462 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Tonga?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Tonga was 0.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
- How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Tonga ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Percentage of population age 15+ with no education