Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tonga
Tonga: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 22.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tonga, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tonga is 22.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 71.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tonga peaked at 87.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2022.
Tonga ranks 67th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.3% | 69.1% | 87.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 14.9% | 78.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 818 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.1 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tonga?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tonga was 22.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Tonga ranks 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.