Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tonga
Tonga: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tonga, 2011β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1.01 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tonga peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9975 GPIA, in 2019.
Tonga ranks 13th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9975 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 10 Brazil 1.01 GPIA compare
- 11 Colombia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 12 Botswana 1.01 GPIA compare
- 14 Puerto Rico 1.01 GPIA compare
- 15 Bahamas, The 1.01 GPIA compare
- 16 Fiji, Republic of 1.01 GPIA compare
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 primary education or higher in Tonga?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tonga was 1.01 GPIA 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 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9975 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tonga ranks 13th out of 133 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 up 1.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release