School age population, lower secondary education, female in Tonga

Tonga: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 5,653 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
5,653 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
177th
of 205 countries
All-time high
5,653 number
in 2020
All-time low
3,990 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Tonga, 1970–2020

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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

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Tonga, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 174 Macau, China 6,304 number compare
  2. 175 Brunei Darussalam 5,936 number compare
  3. 176 Malta 5,851 number compare
  4. 178 Barbados 5,290 number compare
  5. 179 Samoa 4,443 number compare
  6. 180 Kiribati 3,859 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.