Official entrance age to early childhood education in Tonga
Tonga: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 4 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 204 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 2012
All-time low
3 years
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Tonga, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, official entrance age to early childhood education in Tonga stood at 4 years. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Tonga peaked at 4 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1999.
Tonga ranks 9th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Tonga, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 years | 3 years | 4 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 9 Aruba 4 years compare
- 9 Benin 4 years compare
- 9 Bermuda 4 years compare
- 9 Bhutan 4 years compare
- 9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 years compare
- 9 Cameroon 4 years compare
- 9 Curaçao 4 years compare
- 9 Djibouti 4 years compare
- 9 Egypt 4 years compare
- 9 Eritrea 4 years compare
- 9 Ethiopia 4 years compare
- 9 Iraq 4 years compare
- 9 Jordan 4 years compare
- 9 Kuwait 4 years compare
- 9 Libya 4 years compare
- 9 Malaysia 4 years compare
- 9 Mali 4 years compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 4 years compare
- 9 Niger 4 years compare
- 9 Seychelles 4 years compare
- 9 Sudan 4 years compare
- 9 Suriname 4 years compare
- 9 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
- 9 Vanuatu 4 years compare
- 9 Palestine, State of 4 years compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 4 years compare
More education data for Tonga
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood education in Tonga?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Tonga was 4 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- How does Tonga rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Tonga ranks 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood education.