School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 2,196 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Tonga, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Tonga stood at 2,196 number.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Tonga peaked at 2,377 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,928 number, in 2005.
Tonga ranks 153rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,248 number | — |
| 1999 | 2,338 number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2,377 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2,302 number | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 2,181 number | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 2,074 number | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1,972 number | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1,928 number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1,953 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2,032 number | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2,113 number | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 2,204 number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 2,265 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2,201 number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2,076 number | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 2,020 number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,005 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,035 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2,076 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2,113 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,151 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2,196 number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,293 number | 2,248 number | 2,338 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,114 number | 1,928 number | 2,377 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,114 number | 2,005 number | 2,265 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 150 Marshall Islands 2,612 number compare
- 151 Seychelles 2,515 number compare
- 152 Dominica 2,266 number compare
- 154 Kiribati 2,151 number compare
- 155 San Marino 1,671 number compare
- 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,579 number compare
More education data for Tonga
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Tonga?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Tonga was 2,196 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,377 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,928 number in 2005.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Tonga ranks 153rd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.