What is population, age 12, total in Tonga?

Population, age 12, total in Tonga was 2,222 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 12, total recorded in Tonga?

The highest recorded value was 2,607 in 1995.

What is the lowest population, age 12, total recorded in Tonga?

The lowest recorded value was 2,202 in 1990.

How does Tonga rank for population, age 12, total?

Tonga ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 12, total rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Tonga data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 12, total in Tonga

Name: Population, age 12, total in Tonga
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tonga: Population, age 12, total was 2,222 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

2,222

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

178th

of 191 countries

All-time high

2,607

in 1995

All-time low

2,202

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 12, total in Tonga, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 12, total in Tonga is 2,222, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, total in Tonga peaked at 2,607 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,202, in 1990.

That places Tonga 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2,444	2,202	2,607	10
2000s	2,501	2,350	2,596	10
2010s	2,375	2,222	2,514	5

Countries ranked near Tonga

175 Barbados 3,380 compare
176 Saint Lucia 2,933 compare
177 Micronesia (country) 2,818 compare
179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,206 compare
180 Kiribati 2,125 compare
181 Grenada 2,068 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Tonga

Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 818 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.1 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 110.7% (2024)

All data for Tonga →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, total in Tonga?: Population, age 12, total in Tonga was 2,222 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, total recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 2,607 in 1995.
What is the lowest population, age 12, total recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 2,202 in 1990.
How does Tonga rank for population, age 12, total?: Tonga ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, total rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tonga data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 12, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.