Lower secondary completion rate, total in Tonga
Tonga: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 99.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Tonga, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Tonga stood at 99.4%.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 26.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Tonga peaked at 107.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 2004.
That places Tonga 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 84.1% | — |
| 1983 | 80.9% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 97.6% | +20.6% |
| 1985 | 90.5% | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 107.9% | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 79.3% | -26.5% |
| 2001 | 88.9% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 93.4% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +25.3% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.3% | 80.9% | 97.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 93.6% | 79.3% | 107.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 72.8% | 93.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 78.5% | 99.4% | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Tonga?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Tonga was 99.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 107.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 2004.
- How does Tonga rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Tonga ranks 30th 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, total (% 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.