Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Tonga
Tonga: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Tonga, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Tonga is 1.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Tonga peaked at 2.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2009.
That places Tonga 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 47% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 46% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Tonga?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Tonga was 1.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2009.
- How does Tonga rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Tonga ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release