Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 5,799 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Tonga, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Tonga is 5,799, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Tonga peaked at 6,676 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,886, in 1998.
Tonga ranks 169th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4,886 | — |
| 1999 | 5,275 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 5,085 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 5,316 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 6,426 | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 6,465 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 6,338 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 6,676 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 5,921 | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 6,133 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 5,680 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 6,473 | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 5,512 | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 5,450 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 5,799 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,080 | 4,886 | 5,275 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,200 | 5,085 | 5,316 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6,326 | 5,921 | 6,676 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5,783 | 5,450 | 6,473 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Tonga?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Tonga was 5,799 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6,676 in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,886 in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release