Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Tonga
Tonga: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total was 4 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Tonga, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Tonga stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Tonga peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 144th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2 | — |
| 1965 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1980 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 668, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 4 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 671, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 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: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Tonga?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Tonga was 4 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total?
- Tonga ranks 144th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 50-54, total is the total population of 50-54 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.