Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Enrolment) in Tonga
Tonga: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Enrolment) was 2,254 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tonga, 1975–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tonga is 2,254 number, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tonga peaked at 2,254 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 568 number, in 1975.
Tonga ranks 181st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Enrolment) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 568 number | — |
| 1998 | 1,124 number | +97.9% |
| 1999 | 1,559 number | +38.7% |
| 2004 | 1,128 number | -27.6% |
| 2012 | 1,921 number | +70.3% |
| 2014 | 2,066 number | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 2,254 number | +9.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,254 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 151,328 number, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,254 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36,334 number, 6% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 568 number | 568 number | 568 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,342 number | 1,124 number | 1,559 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,128 number | 1,128 number | 1,128 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,080 number | 1,921 number | 2,254 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 178 Aruba 2,811 number compare
- 179 American Samoa 2,694 number compare
- 180 United States Virgin Islands 2,606 number compare
- 182 Andorra 2,123 number compare
- 183 Micronesia (country) 2,061 number compare
- 184 Antigua and Barbuda 2,050 number 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 enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tonga?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tonga was 2,254 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,254 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 568 number in 1975.
- How does Tonga rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2015.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.