Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Tonga
Tonga: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 76.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Tonga, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Tonga is 76.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,313.3% on the previous year and up 1,017.0% over five years.
Tonga ranks 78th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.9% | — |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -35.8% |
| 2024 | 76.7% | +1313.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 76.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 80% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 76.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99.9%, 77% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 75 Tunisia 81.2%
- 76 Indonesia 80.7%
- 77 Azerbaijan 76.8% compare
- 79 Morocco 75.4% compare
- 80 Philippines 74.2% compare
- 81 Bangladesh 70.9% compare
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 share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Tonga?
- Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Tonga was 76.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?
- Tonga ranks 78th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).