Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Tonga
Tonga: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 0.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
146th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2020
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Tonga, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Tonga stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Tonga ranks 146th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Tonga, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7% | — |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 143 Montenegro 0.9% compare
- 144 Albania 0.9% compare
- 145 Australia 0.9% compare
- 147 Netherlands 0.9% compare
- 148 Russian Federation 0.9% compare
- 149 Germany 0.9% compare
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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Tonga?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Tonga was 0.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Tonga ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release