Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Tonga
Tonga: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 12.2% in 2023. β Volatile
Latest (2023)
12.2%
Change on year
up 131.4%
World rank
72nd
of 109 countries
All-time high
12.2%
in 2023
All-time low
3.2%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2016β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Tonga, 2016β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Tonga stood at 12.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 131.4% on the previous year and up 286.5% over ten years.
That places Tonga 72nd out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.2% | 9.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 5.3% | 12.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Tonga?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Tonga was 12.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2018.
- How does Tonga rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Tonga ranks 72nd out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 286.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release