Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tonga
Tonga: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 94.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tonga, 1986–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tonga stood at 94.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tonga peaked at 94.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 1986.
That places Tonga 27th out of 131 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tonga, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 52.7% | — |
| 1996 | 72.5% | +37.6% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | +28.3% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.7% | 52.7% | 52.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 72.5% | 72.5% | 72.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 68.3% | 68.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 87.6% | 94.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Tonga
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tonga?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tonga was 94.3% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 1986.
- How does Tonga rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Tonga ranks 27th out of 131 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.