Over-age students, primary, female in Tonga
Tonga: Over-age students, primary, female was 0.7% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary, female in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.7% for over-age students, primary, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 86.3% on the previous year and down 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Tonga peaked at 19.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.
Tonga ranks 169th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.5% | — |
| 1971 | 7.0% | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | -57.8% |
| 1974 | 8.1% | +173.9% |
| 1975 | 7.1% | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | +32.6% |
| 1982 | 9.3% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 15.8% | +60.1% |
| 1985 | 16.5% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 17.2% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 12.8% | -25.3% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -69.3% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +74.5% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -34.4% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -58.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +100.5% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -86.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 3.0% | 9.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 9.3% | 17.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 12.8% | 19.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.6% | 10.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 0.7% | 5.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, female in Tonga?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Tonga was 0.7% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Tonga ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.