Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Tonga
Tonga: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 99.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
99.0%
World rank
17th
of 88 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 1976
All-time low
84.1%
in 2019
Years of data
7
1976–2023
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Tonga, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Tonga stood at 99.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Tonga peaked at 99.7% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2019.
That places Tonga 17th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 99.7% | — |
| 1996 | 98.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 84.1% | 99.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Tonga?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Tonga was 99.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1976.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Tonga ranks 17th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release