School age population, early childhood education, female in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, early childhood education, female was 2,124 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Tonga, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Tonga is 2,124, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Tonga peaked at 2,751 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2,124, in 2025.
Tonga ranks 183rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,702 | — |
| 1999 | 2,751 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2,587 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 2,587 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,606 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,616 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,627 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,636 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,646 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,620 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,400 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 2,393 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,375 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,345 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2,309 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2,289 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,281 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,268 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,443 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 2,400 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,355 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2,310 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2,266 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2,221 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 2,176 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 2,164 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2,141 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 2,124 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,726 | 2,702 | 2,751 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,572 | 2,393 | 2,646 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,338 | 2,268 | 2,443 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,182 | 2,124 | 2,266 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 180 Grenada 3,353 compare
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 2,716 compare
- 182 Aruba 2,568 compare
- 184 Dominica 1,760 compare
- 185 Cayman Islands 1,732 compare
- 186 Seychelles 1,727 compare
More education data for Tonga
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 640 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 178 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,536 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 941 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Tonga?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Tonga was 2,124 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,751 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,124 in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Tonga ranks 183rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release