School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 1,289 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1,289 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
180th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1,455 number
in 1975
All-time low
1,163 number
in 1988
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Tonga stood at 1,289 number.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Tonga peaked at 1,455 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1,163 number, in 1988.
Tonga ranks 180th of 204 countries on this measure, 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, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,235 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,288 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 1,340 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 1,394 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 1,439 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1,455 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1,435 number | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1,431 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1,448 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1,455 number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1,420 number | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 1,346 number | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 1,290 number | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 1,244 number | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 1,197 number | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 1,210 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1,185 number | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 1,168 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1,163 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,182 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1,220 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 1,270 number | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 1,318 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1,355 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1,356 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,318 number | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1,273 number | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1,234 number | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,207 number | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1,213 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,255 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1,275 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1,294 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,309 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,310 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,295 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,286 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,285 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,287 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,296 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,308 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,304 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,273 number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1,262 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,254 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,250 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,250 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,257 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1,268 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,281 number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,289 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,392 number | 1,235 number | 1,455 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,240 number | 1,163 number | 1,420 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,276 number | 1,207 number | 1,356 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,289 number | 1,255 number | 1,310 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,271 number | 1,250 number | 1,308 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,289 number | 1,289 number | 1,289 number | 1 |
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 school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Tonga?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Tonga was 1,289 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,455 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,163 number in 1988.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 180th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.