Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Tonga
Tonga: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 84.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. 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 84.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Tonga peaked at 84.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 1960.
That places Tonga 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.9% | — |
| 1965 | 46.2% | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 49.0% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 55.8% | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 59.4% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 60.7% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 69.3% | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 74.1% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | +34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.5% | 42.9% | 46.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 52.4% | 49.0% | 55.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 60.0% | 59.4% | 60.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 71.7% | 69.3% | 74.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 63.0% | 69.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Tonga?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Tonga was 84.8% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Tonga ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)