Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Tonga
Tonga: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 94.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tonga, 1986–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tonga stood at 94.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tonga peaked at 94.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 1986.
Tonga ranks 27th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 94.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.3%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 94.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.0%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
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 |
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 94.3% 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 94.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 1986.
- How does Tonga rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Tonga ranks 27th out of 132 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 7.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release