Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Tonga
Tonga: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.15 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
1.15 GPIA
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
34th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.15 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.6926 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Tonga is 1.15 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Tonga ranks 34th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8384 GPIA | 0.6926 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9652 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 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 1.15 GPIA 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 1.15 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6926 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Tonga rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Tonga ranks 34th out of 108 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 53.2%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release