School age population, lower secondary education, female in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 5,653 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Tonga stood at 5,653 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Tonga peaked at 5,653 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,990 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, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,990 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,128 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 4,281 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 4,458 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 4,666 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 4,886 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 4,971 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 5,016 number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 5,057 number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 5,139 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 5,256 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 5,259 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 5,190 number | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 5,055 number | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 4,751 number | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 4,648 number | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 4,467 number | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 4,347 number | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 4,270 number | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 4,217 number | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 4,188 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 4,252 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 4,362 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 4,499 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 4,634 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 4,726 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 4,662 number | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 4,554 number | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 4,407 number | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 4,256 number | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 4,164 number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 4,158 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 4,235 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 4,366 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 4,506 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 4,611 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4,671 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4,688 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4,672 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4,635 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4,599 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 4,545 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 5,480 number | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 5,452 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 5,479 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5,549 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 5,565 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5,597 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5,633 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5,652 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5,653 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,659 number | 3,990 number | 5,139 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,746 number | 4,217 number | 5,259 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,454 number | 4,188 number | 4,726 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,471 number | 4,158 number | 4,688 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,355 number | 4,545 number | 5,652 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,653 number | 5,653 number | 5,653 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Tonga?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Tonga was 5,653 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5,653 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,990 number in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Tonga ranks 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.