Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Tonga
Tonga: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 11.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Tonga, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Tonga stood at 11.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Tonga peaked at 44.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2010.
That places Tonga 109th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.8% | — |
| 1965 | 44.5% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 44.6% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 39.4% | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 35.2% | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 31.5% | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -61.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.6% | 44.5% | 44.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 44.8% | 44.6% | 44.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 35.2% | 39.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 25.6% | 31.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 26.9% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Tonga?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Tonga was 11.2% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2010.
- How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Tonga ranks 109th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)