School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 1,148 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1,148
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
189th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1,383
in 1980
All-time low
1,098
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tonga, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tonga stood at 1,148.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tonga peaked at 1,383 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1,098, in 1970.
That places Tonga 189th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,098 | — |
| 1971 | 1,131 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 1,166 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1,191 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1,220 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1,270 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 1,322 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 1,366 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 1,366 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,373 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1,383 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1,375 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1,359 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1,320 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 1,268 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 1,231 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 1,199 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 1,189 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1,195 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,212 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1,239 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1,260 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,271 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1,281 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,286 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,291 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1,274 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,223 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 1,168 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 1,134 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1,228 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 1,228 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,223 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,220 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,217 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,214 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,211 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,204 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,129 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1,131 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,132 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,133 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,113 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,115 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,118 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,120 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,160 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1,172 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,184 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,196 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,208 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,220 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,232 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,210 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1,178 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 1,148 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,250 | 1,098 | 1,373 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,273 | 1,189 | 1,383 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,243 | 1,134 | 1,291 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,200 | 1,129 | 1,228 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,144 | 1,113 | 1,196 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,199 | 1,148 | 1,232 | 6 |
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More education data for Tonga
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,462 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0716 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,182 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0785 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2451 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tonga?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tonga was 1,148 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,383 in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,098 in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Tonga ranks 189th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release