Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Tonga
Tonga: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.02 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
1.02
World rank
28th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 2023
All-time low
0.9436
in 1986
Years of data
6
1986β2023
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Tonga, 1986β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Tonga is 1.02, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Tonga peaked at 1.02 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9436, in 1986.
Tonga ranks 28th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9436 | 0.9436 | 0.9436 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9757 | 0.9757 | 0.9757 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9766 | 0.9766 | 0.9766 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.996 | 1.01 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Tonga?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Tonga was 1.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9436 in 1986.
- How does Tonga rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Tonga ranks 28th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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