Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tonga
Tonga: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 17 years in 2020. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tonga stood at 17 years. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tonga peaked at 17 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15 years, in 1984.
That places Tonga 2nd out of 209 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tonga, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16 years | — |
| 1971 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15 years | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 years | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.4 years | 15 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6 years | 15 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tonga?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tonga was 17 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 17 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 years in 1984.
- How does Tonga rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Tonga ranks 2nd out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter upper 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.