Over-age students, primary, male in Tonga
Tonga: Over-age students, primary, male was 1.1% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary, male in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2015, over-age students, primary, male in Tonga stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.0% on the previous year and down 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Tonga peaked at 19.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, 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, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.8% | — |
| 1971 | 7.4% | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | -68.4% |
| 1974 | 9.4% | +303.4% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 18.7% | +78.8% |
| 1984 | 16.4% | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 19.4% | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 18.7% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -58.6% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +40.8% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -47.9% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +75.3% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -86.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 2.3% | 10.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 10.5% | 19.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 14.9% | 18.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.8% | 10.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 1.1% | 7.5% | 4 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Tonga?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Tonga was 1.1% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Tonga ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.3%. 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, male (% of male 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.