Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tonga
Tonga: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 29.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tonga, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tonga is 29.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tonga peaked at 33.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2000.
That places Tonga 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +173.1% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 29.2% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 11.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 26.7% | 31.2% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tonga?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tonga was 29.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Tonga ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary 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