School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 11,908 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Tonga is 11,908 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Tonga peaked at 11,908 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,284 number, in 1970.
That places Tonga 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,284 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,582 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 8,913 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 9,291 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 9,727 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 10,185 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 10,348 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 10,427 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 10,494 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 10,636 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 10,844 number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 10,863 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 10,732 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 10,465 number | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 9,823 number | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 9,602 number | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 9,214 number | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 8,966 number | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 8,816 number | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 8,716 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 8,668 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 8,816 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 9,071 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 9,395 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 9,733 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 9,990 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 9,904 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 9,714 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 9,434 number | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 9,131 number | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 8,928 number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 8,849 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8,931 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 9,130 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 9,372 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 9,568 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9,664 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 9,701 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 9,686 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 9,641 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9,600 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 9,510 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11,437 number | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 11,383 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 11,411 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11,504 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 11,527 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11,612 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 11,726 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 11,828 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11,908 number | +0.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 11,908 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 353,248 number, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 11,908 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 127,628 number, 9% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,689 number | 8,284 number | 10,636 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,804 number | 8,716 number | 10,863 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,386 number | 8,668 number | 9,990 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,347 number | 8,849 number | 9,701 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,154 number | 9,510 number | 11,828 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,908 number | 11,908 number | 11,908 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.87 (1999)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.13 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Tonga?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Tonga was 11,908 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 11,908 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,284 number in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Tonga ranks 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.