Children out of school, female in Tonga
Tonga: Children out of school, female was 12.1% in 1999. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, female in Tonga, 1970–1999
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, female in Tonga is 12.1%, measured in 1999.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Tonga peaked at 19.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1978.
Tonga ranks 50th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.5% | — |
| 1971 | 5.5% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 7.5% | +37.6% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | -56.8% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | +383.7% |
| 1983 | 19.5% | +38.3% |
| 1984 | 12.9% | -34.0% |
| 1985 | 11.3% | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 12.5% | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | -24.6% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +16.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 12.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 2.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 12.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.7%, 2.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +383.7% | 2.9% | 14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 2.9% | 7.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 11.3% | 19.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.4% | 13.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 47 Benin 12.4% compare
- 48 Cameroon 12.3% compare
- 49 Puerto Rico 12.2%
- 51 Botswana 11.4% compare
- 52 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.4%
- 53 Malaysia 11.1% compare
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 children out of school, female in Tonga?
- Children out of school, female in Tonga was 12.1% in 1999, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 1983.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1978.
- How does Tonga rank for children out of school, female?
- Tonga ranks 50th out of 177 countries with data for 1999.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.