School age population, lower secondary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 6,255 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 6,255 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Tonga peaked at 6,255 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,294 number, in 1970.
That places Tonga 176th 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, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,294 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,454 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 4,632 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 4,833 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 5,061 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 5,299 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 5,377 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 5,411 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 5,437 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 5,497 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 5,588 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 5,604 number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 5,542 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 5,410 number | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 5,072 number | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 4,954 number | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 4,747 number | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 4,619 number | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 4,546 number | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 4,499 number | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 4,480 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 4,564 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 4,709 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 4,896 number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 5,099 number | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 5,264 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 5,242 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 5,160 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 5,027 number | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 4,875 number | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 4,764 number | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 4,691 number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 4,696 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4,764 number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 4,866 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4,957 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 4,993 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5,013 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5,014 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,006 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5,001 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,965 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5,957 number | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 5,931 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5,932 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,955 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,962 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6,015 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 6,093 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 6,176 number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 6,255 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,030 number | 4,294 number | 5,497 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,058 number | 4,499 number | 5,604 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,932 number | 4,480 number | 5,264 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,876 number | 4,691 number | 5,014 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,799 number | 4,965 number | 6,176 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,255 number | 6,255 number | 6,255 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, male in Tonga?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Tonga was 6,255 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6,255 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,294 number in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 176th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.