Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Tonga
Tonga: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.7608 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7608 LPIA
Change on year
up 55.0%
World rank
10th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.7608 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.383 LPIA
in 1996
Years of data
6
1996–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tonga, 1996–2023
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%.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Tonga, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.383 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.4817 LPIA | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 0.437 LPIA | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4561 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4908 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7608 LPIA | +55.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.7608 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3351 LPIA, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.7608 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4225 LPIA, 1.8× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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 0.6939 LPIA compare
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 0.7608 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