Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Tonga
Tonga: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.9756 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tonga, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tonga stood at 0.9756 LPIA. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tonga peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9756 LPIA, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 48th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Tonga, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.9795 LPIA | — |
| 2018 | 1.01 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9863 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9756 LPIA | -2.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.9756 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9262 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.9756 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9303 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.991 LPIA | 0.9795 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9878 LPIA | 0.9756 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
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 primary education or higher in Tonga?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tonga was 0.9756 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9756 LPIA in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tonga ranks 48th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release