% of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Tonga
Tonga: % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via was 3.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
% of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Tonga, 2010–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 3.8 for % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Tonga peaked at 17.4 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
% of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.4 | — |
| 2011 | 15.7 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 14 | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 11.8 | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 10 | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 9.1 | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 8.7 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 8 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 7.2 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 5.6 | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 5.7 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.8 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.5 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 4.4 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 3.9 | -11.4% |
| 2025 | 3.8 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.75 | 5.6 | 17.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.85 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 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 % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Tonga?
- % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via in Tonga was 3.8 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4 in 2010.
- What is the lowest % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via?
- Tonga ranks 12th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of public schools of basic education that have access to water via shallow well. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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