Population, ages 5-11, total in Tonga
Tonga: Population, ages 5-11, total was 16,597 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 5-11, total in Tonga, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Tonga recorded 16,597 for population, ages 5-11, total in 2015.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 5-11, total in Tonga peaked at 17,966 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16,329, in 2011.
That places Tonga 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,803 | 17,435 | 17,950 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,576 | 16,603 | 17,966 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,446 | 16,329 | 16,597 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 176 Saint Lucia 21,509 compare
- 177 Micronesia (country) 18,805 compare
- 178 Kiribati 16,776 compare
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15,858 compare
- 181 Grenada 12,577 compare
- 182 Antigua and Barbuda 11,289 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, ages 5-11, total in Tonga?
- Population, ages 5-11, total in Tonga was 16,597 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 5-11, total recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 17,966 in 2003.
- What is the lowest population, ages 5-11, total recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,329 in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for population, ages 5-11, total?
- Tonga ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 5-11, total rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 5-11, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 5-11, total is the total population age 5-11.