Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Tonga
Tonga: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 1,213 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Tonga stood at 1,213 number.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Tonga peaked at 1,438 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,103 number, in 1981.
That places Tonga 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,424 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,438 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1,431 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1,408 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 1,375 number | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 1,337 number | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 1,310 number | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 1,266 number | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 1,212 number | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 1,155 number | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 1,105 number | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 1,103 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1,120 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,146 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1,212 number | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 1,207 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1,231 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1,267 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1,303 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1,325 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1,316 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1,294 number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,250 number | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1,196 number | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 1,151 number | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 1,137 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1,162 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1,212 number | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 1,272 number | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1,320 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1,332 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,318 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,290 number | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1,258 number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,237 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,245 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,253 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,266 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,279 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,286 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,278 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,267 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,235 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1,209 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,181 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,153 number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,152 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,165 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,186 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,205 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,213 number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,336 number | 1,155 number | 1,438 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,202 number | 1,103 number | 1,325 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,231 number | 1,137 number | 1,320 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,276 number | 1,237 number | 1,332 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,203 number | 1,152 number | 1,278 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,213 number | 1,213 number | 1,213 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, female in Tonga?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Tonga was 1,213 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,438 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,103 number in 1981.
- How does Tonga rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.