Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Tonga
Tonga: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 211 number in 2013. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Tonga, 1977–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 211 number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Tonga peaked at 795 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 203 number, in 2012.
That places Tonga 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 429 number | — |
| 1978 | 489 number | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 483 number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 713 number | +47.6% |
| 1982 | 610 number | -14.4% |
| 1983 | 500 number | -18.0% |
| 1984 | 499 number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 570 number | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 389 number | -31.8% |
| 1990 | 329 number | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 795 number | +141.6% |
| 1993 | 602 number | -24.3% |
| 1998 | 522 number | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 720 number | +37.9% |
| 2001 | 435 number | -39.6% |
| 2005 | 362 number | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 350 number | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 203 number | -42.0% |
| 2013 | 211 number | +3.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 211 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,674 number, 13% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 211 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,006 number, 21% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +141.6% | 329 number | 795 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 467 number | 429 number | 489 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 546.83 number | 389 number | 713 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 593.6 number | 329 number | 795 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 382.33 number | 350 number | 435 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 207 number | 203 number | 211 number | 2 |
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 repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Tonga?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Tonga was 211 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 795 number in 1991.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 203 number in 2012.
- How does Tonga rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Tonga ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2013.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. 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 Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.