Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Tonga
Tonga: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 94.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tonga, 1986–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 94.1% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tonga peaked at 94.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 1986.
Tonga ranks 33rd of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 57.4% | — |
| 1996 | 75.8% | +32.1% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +1.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 94.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.7%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 94.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.1%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.4% | 57.4% | 57.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 70.9% | 70.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 88.4% | 92.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.87 (1999)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.13 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tonga?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tonga was 94.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 1986.
- How does Tonga rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Tonga ranks 33rd out of 133 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release