Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga
Tonga: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.7608 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.7608 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.0% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga peaked at 0.7608 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.383 LPIA, in 1996.
Tonga ranks 10th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.383 LPIA | 0.383 LPIA | 0.383 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4817 LPIA | 0.4817 LPIA | 0.4817 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4465 LPIA | 0.437 LPIA | 0.4561 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6258 LPIA | 0.4908 LPIA | 0.7608 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 7 Switzerland 0.8435 LPIA compare
- 8 Germany 0.8133 LPIA compare
- 9 Luxembourg 0.8042 LPIA compare
- 11 Netherlands 0.7547 LPIA compare
- 12 Malta 0.7004 LPIA compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 0.6939 LPIA 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga was 0.7608 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 0.7608 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.383 LPIA in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Tonga ranks 10th out of 91 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 74.1%. 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, 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