Duration of compulsory education in Tonga
Tonga: Duration of compulsory education was 15 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Tonga, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 15 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Tonga peaked at 15 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1998.
That places Tonga 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8 years | 6 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 12 years compare
- 1 Cook Islands 12 years compare
- 1 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 12 years compare
- 1 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 17 years compare
- 2 Guatemala 16 years compare
- 3 Dominican Republic 15 years compare
- 3 Ecuador 15 years compare
- 3 Israel 15 years compare
- 3 El Salvador 15 years compare
- 4 Niue 11 years compare
- 4 Tokelau 11 years compare
- 6 Saint Helena 0 years compare
More education data for Tonga
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Tonga?
- Duration of compulsory education in Tonga was 15 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 15 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Tonga ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release