Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga
Tonga: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 16.57 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga stood at 16.57 years. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga peaked at 16.57 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.88 years, in 1995.
Tonga ranks 25th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.88 years | — |
| 1996 | 12.15 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 12.42 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 12.95 years | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 12.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.8 years | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 13.21 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 13.55 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 13.88 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 14.08 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.28 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 13.63 years | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 13.82 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 14.02 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 14.21 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.41 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.61 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.8 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 15 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.19 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 15.39 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.59 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.78 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.98 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.17 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.37 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 16.57 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.57 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.57 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.48 years | 11.88 years | 12.99 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.75 years | 12.8 years | 14.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.29 years | 14.41 years | 16.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.52 years | 16.37 years | 16.57 years | 4 |
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More education data for Tonga
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 640 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 178 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,536 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 941 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tonga was 16.57 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 16.57 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.88 years in 1995.
- How does Tonga rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Tonga ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.