Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Tonga
Tonga: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) was 2.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Tonga, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2.3% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Tonga peaked at 2.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 127th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.3% | — |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +166.7% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.3%, 53% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +166.7% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 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, male (modelled) in Tonga?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Tonga was 2.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Tonga ranks 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release