Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Tonga
Tonga: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2023. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Tonga, 1976–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Tonga is 1 GPI, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Tonga peaked at 1 GPI in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1 GPI, in 1976.
That places Tonga 24th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Tonga, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 GPI | — |
| 1996 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 21 Burundi 1 GPI compare
- 22 Mauritius 1 GPI compare
- 23 Myanmar 1 GPI compare
- 24 Albania 1 GPI compare
- 24 Armenia 1 GPI compare
- 24 Azerbaijan 1 GPI compare
- 24 Bahrain 1 GPI compare
- 24 Belarus 1 GPI compare
- 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 GPI compare
- 24 Brazil 1 GPI compare
- 24 Cape Verde 1 GPI compare
- 24 China 1 GPI compare
- 24 Ecuador 1 GPI compare
- 24 Eswatini 1 GPI compare
- 24 Georgia 1 GPI compare
- 24 Jordan 1 GPI compare
- 24 Kuwait 1 GPI compare
- 24 Macao 1 GPI compare
- 24 Maldives 1 GPI compare
- 24 Mexico 1 GPI compare
- 24 Moldova 1 GPI compare
- 24 Nigeria 1 GPI compare
- 24 Oman 1 GPI compare
- 24 Paraguay 1 GPI compare
- 24 Peru 1 GPI compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 1 GPI compare
- 24 Serbia 1 GPI compare
- 24 Singapore 1 GPI compare
- 24 Spain 1 GPI compare
- 24 Sri Lanka 1 GPI compare
- 24 Thailand 1 GPI compare
- 24 Tunisia 1 GPI compare
- 24 United Arab Emirates 1 GPI compare
- 24 Uruguay 1 GPI compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 1 GPI compare
- 24 Viet Nam 1 GPI compare
More education data for Tonga
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,462 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Tonga?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Tonga was 1 GPI in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1976.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1976.
- How does Tonga rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Tonga ranks 24th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.