Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tonga
Tonga: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 98.13 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tonga, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tonga stood at 98.13.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tonga peaked at 99.98 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.59, in 1983.
Tonga ranks 73rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 95.45 | — |
| 1971 | 97.25 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 98.2 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 96.05 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 93.89 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 97.41 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 97.57 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 97.74 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 97.9 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 95.11 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 92.32 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 89.54 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 86.75 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 77.59 | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 87.61 | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 87.22 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 87.37 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 87.22 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 87.07 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 86.92 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 86.77 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 86.76 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 86.74 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 86.72 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 89.8 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 91.44 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 95.1 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 98.76 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 99.05 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 99.33 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 99.62 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 99.94 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.91 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.82 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 96.83 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.72 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.74 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 98.42 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 99.1 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 99.79 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.98 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.65 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.3 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 97.72 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 98.13 | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 98.13 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.04, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 98.13 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.38, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.66 | 93.89 | 98.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.96 | 77.59 | 92.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.04 | 86.72 | 91.44 | 6 |
| 2000s | 98.82 | 95.1 | 99.94 | 7 |
| 2010s | 98.18 | 96.72 | 99.98 | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.95 | 96.3 | 99.65 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.87 (1999)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tonga?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tonga was 98.13 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.98 in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.59 in 1983.
- How does Tonga rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Tonga ranks 73rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.