Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tonga
Tonga: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 108.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tonga, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 108.8% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tonga peaked at 120.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 1983.
That places Tonga 45th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110.7% | 104.4% | 120.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.3% | 99.8% | 109.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 104.5% | 100.8% | 109.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 112.6% | 110.2% | 118.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.1% | 113.3% | 117.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 108.8% | 106.5% | 112.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 818 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.1 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tonga?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tonga was 108.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 120.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 1983.
- How does Tonga rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Tonga ranks 45th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.