Primary completion rate, female in Tonga
Tonga: Primary completion rate, female was 109.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Tonga, 1977–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, female in Tonga stood at 109.8%.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Tonga peaked at 116.4% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 1977.
That places Tonga 7th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 78.1% | — |
| 1978 | 94.6% | +21.1% |
| 1979 | 108.9% | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 116.4% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 96.6% | -17.0% |
| 1984 | 101.3% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 87.8% | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 93.7% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 109.7% | +17.1% |
| 1991 | 87.9% | -19.8% |
| 1993 | 112.9% | +28.4% |
| 1998 | 98.5% | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 104.7% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 106.8% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 104.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 108.9% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 115.2% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 100.2% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 112.3% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 105.3% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 109.8% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.9% | 78.1% | 108.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 99.2% | 87.8% | 116.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 102.7% | 87.9% | 112.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 103.2% | 98.5% | 106.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 112.1% | 108.9% | 115.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 105.4% | 99.2% | 112.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 4 Vanuatu 113.2% compare
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 111.3% compare
- 6 Hungary 110.0% compare
- 8 Nepal 108.9% compare
- 9 Cayman Islands 108.8% compare
- 10 Montenegro 108.7% compare
More education data for Tonga
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Tonga?
- Primary completion rate, female in Tonga was 109.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 116.4% in 1981.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 1977.
- How does Tonga rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Tonga ranks 7th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.