School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 1,150 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1,150 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
181st
of 204 countries
All-time high
1,371 number
in 1979
All-time low
1,058 number
in 1998
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tonga is 1,150 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tonga peaked at 1,371 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1,058 number, in 1998.
That places Tonga 181st out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,148 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,196 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 1,242 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 1,291 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 1,332 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1,349 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1,332 number | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 1,334 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1,356 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1,371 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1,340 number | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 1,263 number | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 1,209 number | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 1,167 number | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 1,125 number | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1,133 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1,109 number | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 1,091 number | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 1,086 number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,100 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1,134 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1,172 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1,206 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1,227 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1,216 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,170 number | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1,124 number | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 1,084 number | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1,058 number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1,071 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,126 number | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 1,163 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1,194 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1,219 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,221 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,200 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,193 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,188 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,185 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,185 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,190 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,188 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,165 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,167 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,170 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,166 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,145 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,137 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,135 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,137 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,150 number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,295 number | 1,148 number | 1,371 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,162 number | 1,086 number | 1,340 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,146 number | 1,058 number | 1,227 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,187 number | 1,126 number | 1,221 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,160 number | 1,135 number | 1,190 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,150 number | 1,150 number | 1,150 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 178 Barbados 1,693 number compare
- 179 Kiribati 1,383 number compare
- 180 Micronesia (country) 1,174 number compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 1,086 number compare
- 183 Curacao 1,019 number compare
- 184 United States Virgin Islands 941 number compare
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 1,150 number in 2020, 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 1,371 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,058 number in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.