Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tonga
Tonga: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 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 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% |
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, Federated States of 2,061 number compare
- 184 Antigua and Barbuda 2,050 number 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (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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About this data
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.