Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Tonga
Tonga: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.7097 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.7097 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga peaked at 0.7097 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3828 LPIA, in 1996.
Tonga ranks 16th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Tonga, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3828 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.4851 LPIA | +26.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4317 LPIA | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4978 LPIA | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6141 LPIA | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7097 LPIA | +15.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.7097 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3739 LPIA, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.7097 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4737 LPIA, 1.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3828 LPIA | 0.3828 LPIA | 0.3828 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4851 LPIA | 0.4851 LPIA | 0.4851 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4647 LPIA | 0.4317 LPIA | 0.4978 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6619 LPIA | 0.6141 LPIA | 0.7097 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga was 0.7097 LPIA 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 0.7097 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3828 LPIA in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Tonga ranks 16th out of 93 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 64.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release