Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Tonga
Tonga: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 96.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Tonga, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 96.1% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Tonga peaked at 119.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 1986.
Tonga ranks 86th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.4% | — |
| 1971 | 86.4% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 80.4% | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 81.9% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 83.4% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 82.3% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 86.0% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 104.7% | +21.7% |
| 1982 | 108.0% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 94.7% | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 86.8% | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 77.4% | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 90.6% | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 93.3% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 99.8% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 96.7% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 104.6% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 102.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 99.7% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 104.8% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 107.2% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 119.4% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 110.5% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 106.4% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 102.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 108.7% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 101.3% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 106.3% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 101.1% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.7% | 80.4% | 86.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 94.3% | 77.4% | 108.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 90.6% | 104.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 102.7% | 86.4% | 119.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 103.7% | 97.8% | 110.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 96.1% | 106.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 83 Uzbekistan 97.4% compare
- 84 Kazakhstan 97.1% compare
- 85 Dominica 96.3% compare
- 87 Republic of Korea 95.9% compare
- 88 Tunisia 95.5% compare
- 89 Indonesia 95.5% 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 gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Tonga?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Tonga was 96.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 119.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 1986.
- How does Tonga rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Tonga ranks 86th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release