Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Tonga
Tonga: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 18 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
18 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
18 years
in 2012
All-time low
17 years
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Tonga, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Tonga stood at 18 years. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Tonga peaked at 18 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17 years, in 1998.
That places Tonga 53rd out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Tonga, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17 years | — |
| 1999 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 years | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8 years | 17 years | 18 years | 10 |
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More education data for Tonga
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Tonga?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Tonga was 18 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 18 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 years in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Tonga ranks 53rd out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.