School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, early childhood education, female (number) 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 (number) 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% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,124 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 170,358, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,124 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 137,782, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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