Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tonga
Tonga: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 19.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tonga, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 19.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tonga peaked at 28.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2011.
That places Tonga 86th 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, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +195.8% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.0% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 9.5% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 16.2% | 20.2% | 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, female in Tonga?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tonga was 19.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Tonga ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release