School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 1,138 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tonga, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tonga is 1,138, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tonga peaked at 1,146 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 910, in 2015.
That places Tonga 157th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,123 | — |
| 1999 | 1,116 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1,008 | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 1,008 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 985 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 974 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 963 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 951 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 940 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 957 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 952 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 975 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 999 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1,028 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 989 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1,017 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1,037 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 910 | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 965 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 995 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,026 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,056 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1,086 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,116 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1,146 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1,131 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1,137 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1,138 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,120 | 1,116 | 1,123 | 2 |
| 2000s | 971.3 | 940 | 1,008 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,002 | 910 | 1,056 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,126 | 1,086 | 1,146 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 154 Kiribati 1,300 compare
- 155 Antigua and Barbuda 1,246 compare
- 156 Saint Lucia 1,178 compare
- 158 Dominica 896 compare
- 159 Marshall Islands 861 compare
- 160 Cayman Islands 780 compare
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tonga?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tonga was 1,138 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,146 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 910 in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Tonga ranks 157th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release