Population, age 16, female in Tonga
Tonga: Population, age 16, female was 1,159 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, female in Tonga, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1,159 for population, age 16, female in 2015.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, female in Tonga peaked at 1,205 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 997, in 1991.
Tonga ranks 178th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,064 | 997 | 1,161 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,112 | 1,055 | 1,172 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,191 | 1,159 | 1,205 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 175 Barbados 1,729 compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 1,364 compare
- 177 Micronesia (country) 1,322 compare
- 179 Grenada 1,106 compare
- 180 Kiribati 1,075 compare
- 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 973 compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, female in Tonga?
- Population, age 16, female in Tonga was 1,159 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,205 in 2011.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 997 in 1991.
- How does Tonga rank for population, age 16, female?
- Tonga ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Population, age 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.