Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 1,281 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tonga stood at 1,281 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tonga peaked at 1,540 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,182 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, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,524 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,540 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1,533 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1,509 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 1,473 number | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 1,433 number | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 1,402 number | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 1,353 number | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 1,297 number | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 1,237 number | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 1,185 number | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 1,182 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1,200 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,226 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1,297 number | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 1,297 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,321 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1,360 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 1,402 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1,429 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1,427 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,413 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,372 number | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1,320 number | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 1,276 number | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1,262 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,278 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,318 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,368 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 1,406 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1,410 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,397 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,373 number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,347 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1,334 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,347 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,356 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,373 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,392 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,403 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,399 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,383 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,353 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,329 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,308 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,294 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,286 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,285 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,286 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,285 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,281 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,430 number | 1,237 number | 1,540 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,290 number | 1,182 number | 1,429 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,344 number | 1,262 number | 1,427 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,373 number | 1,334 number | 1,410 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,321 number | 1,285 number | 1,399 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,281 number | 1,281 number | 1,281 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, male in Tonga?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tonga was 1,281 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,540 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,182 number in 1981.
- How does Tonga rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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.