Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in Tonga
Tonga: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) was 1,228 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Tonga, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Tonga stood at 1,228.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Tonga peaked at 1,324 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 231, in 1975.
That places Tonga 182nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 231 | — |
| 1998 | 547 | +136.8% |
| 1999 | 725 | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 491 | -32.3% |
| 2012 | 998 | +103.3% |
| 2014 | 1,069 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1,153 | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 1,153 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,251 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 1,173 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1,324 | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 1,295 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 1,238 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 1,228 | -0.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1,228 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86,586, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1,228 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,209, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +136.8% | 231 | 547 |
| 2012 | +103.3% | 491 | 998 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 231 | 231 | 231 | 1 |
| 1990s | 636 | 547 | 725 | 2 |
| 2000s | 491 | 491 | 491 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,125 | 998 | 1,251 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,252 | 1,173 | 1,324 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,479 compare
- 180 Saint Lucia 1,455 compare
- 181 American Samoa 1,420 compare
- 183 Aruba 1,182 compare
- 184 Andorra 989 compare
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 987 compare
More education data for Tonga
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Tonga?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Tonga was 1,228 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,324 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 231 in 1975.
- How does Tonga rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 182nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release