Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tonga
Tonga: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 2,494 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tonga stood at 2,494 number.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tonga peaked at 2,978 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2,285 number, in 1981.
Tonga ranks 181st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,948 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,978 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 2,964 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 2,917 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 2,848 number | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 2,770 number | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 2,712 number | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 2,619 number | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 2,509 number | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 2,392 number | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 2,290 number | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 2,285 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2,320 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 2,372 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2,509 number | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 2,504 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 2,552 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 2,627 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 2,705 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 2,754 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 2,743 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 2,707 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 2,622 number | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 2,516 number | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 2,427 number | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 2,399 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 2,440 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 2,530 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 2,640 number | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 2,726 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 2,742 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,715 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2,663 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 2,605 number | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2,571 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2,592 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,609 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,639 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2,671 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2,689 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,677 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,650 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,588 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2,538 number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2,489 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2,447 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2,438 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,450 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,472 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,490 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,494 number | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,494 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 116,888 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,494 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,680 number, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,766 number | 2,392 number | 2,978 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,492 number | 2,285 number | 2,754 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,575 number | 2,399 number | 2,743 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,650 number | 2,571 number | 2,742 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,524 number | 2,438 number | 2,677 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,494 number | 2,494 number | 2,494 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tonga?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tonga was 2,494 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,978 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,285 number in 1981.
- How does Tonga rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 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, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.