Lower secondary completion rate, male in Tonga
Tonga: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 96.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Tonga, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Tonga is 96.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 47.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Tonga peaked at 111.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 2020.
That places Tonga 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 84.0% | — |
| 1983 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 90.5% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 76.7% | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 111.0% | +44.6% |
| 1999 | 74.2% | -33.1% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +40.1% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 96.8% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.9% | 76.7% | 90.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 74.2% | 111.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 74.7% | 81.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 65.9% | 96.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 640 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 178 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,536 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 941 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Tonga?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Tonga was 96.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 111.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2020.
- How does Tonga rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Tonga ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.