Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tonga
Tonga: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 87.87 in 1999. ▼ Falling
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tonga, 1970–1999
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tonga is 87.87, measured in 1999.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tonga peaked at 97.09 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 80.52, in 1983.
Tonga ranks 137th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 94.46 | — |
| 1971 | 94.54 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 93.85 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 93.17 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 92.48 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 96.75 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 96.86 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 96.98 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 97.09 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 94.29 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 91.5 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 88.71 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 85.91 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 80.52 | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 87.14 | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 88.66 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 87.46 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 87.37 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 87.29 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 87.2 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 87.11 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 86.78 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 86.46 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 86.13 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 89.55 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 87.87 | -1.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 87.87 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.11, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 87.87 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.36, 92% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.05 | 92.48 | 97.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.18 | 80.52 | 91.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.32 | 86.13 | 89.55 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tonga?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tonga was 87.87 in 1999, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 97.09 in 1978.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.52 in 1983.
- How does Tonga rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Tonga ranks 137th out of 190 countries with data for 1999.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.