Enrolment in secondary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 8,193 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,193
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
182nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
8,919
in 1982
All-time low
5,290
in 1970
Years of data
36
1970–2024
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in secondary education, male in Tonga stood at 8,193.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Tonga peaked at 8,919 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5,290, in 1970.
Tonga ranks 182nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,290 | — |
| 1971 | 5,384 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 5,517 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 5,467 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 5,724 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 5,869 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 6,529 | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 8,754 | +34.1% |
| 1982 | 8,919 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 8,533 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 7,538 | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 6,863 | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 7,673 | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 7,567 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 8,662 | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 6,728 | -22.3% |
| 1999 | 7,352 | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 7,348 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 7,170 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 7,314 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 7,195 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 8,690 | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 7,430 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 6,679 | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 7,428 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 7,876 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 7,550 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 7,633 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 7,510 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 8,072 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 7,478 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 6,989 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 8,729 | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 7,685 | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 7,888 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 8,193 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,683 | 5,290 | 6,529 | 7 |
| 1980s | 8,121 | 6,863 | 8,919 | 5 |
| 1990s | 7,596 | 6,728 | 8,662 | 5 |
| 2000s | 7,404 | 6,679 | 8,690 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7,650 | 7,428 | 8,072 | 7 |
| 2020s | 7,897 | 6,989 | 8,729 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 12,126 compare
- 180 French Polynesia 10,125 compare
- 181 Barbados 9,244 compare
- 183 French Guiana 8,150 compare
- 184 Kiribati 7,912 compare
- 185 Guam 7,648 compare
More education data for Tonga
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, male in Tonga?
- Enrolment in secondary education, male in Tonga was 8,193 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8,919 in 1982.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,290 in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 182nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release