Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries female in Tonga
Tonga: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries female was 6.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Tonga, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Tonga is 6.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Tonga peaked at 9.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2022.
That places Tonga 42nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.8% | — |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +18.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 6.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.3%, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 6.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.7%, 3.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.8% | 8.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.6% | 9.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,086 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 20 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,228 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,164 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Tonga?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Tonga was 6.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Tonga ranks 42nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release