Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga
Tonga: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.15 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1.15 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6529 GPIA, in 1996.
That places Tonga 25th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6529 GPIA | 0.6529 GPIA | 0.6529 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7717 GPIA | 0.7717 GPIA | 0.7717 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8224 GPIA | 0.7618 GPIA | 0.8829 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9717 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga was 1.15 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6529 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Tonga ranks 25th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release