School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 5,002 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Tonga, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Tonga is 5,002 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Tonga peaked at 9,134 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4,916 number, in 2016.
Tonga ranks 181st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,134 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,039 number | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 8,834 number | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 8,562 number | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 8,302 number | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 8,042 number | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 7,773 number | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 7,464 number | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 7,176 number | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 7,059 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 6,988 number | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 7,237 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 7,536 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 7,801 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 5,269 number | -32.5% |
| 1985 | 5,295 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 5,443 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 5,608 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 5,730 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 5,616 number | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 5,531 number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 5,357 number | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 5,127 number | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 4,919 number | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 4,958 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 4,977 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5,167 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 5,410 number | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 5,623 number | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 5,522 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 5,508 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 5,382 number | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 5,235 number | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 5,122 number | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5,245 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 5,300 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 5,363 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5,440 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 5,503 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 5,482 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5,436 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 5,363 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 5,226 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 5,111 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5,003 number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4,920 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4,916 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,945 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,984 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5,002 number | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 5,002 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 322,958 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 5,002 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95,664 number, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -32.5% | 7,801 number | 5,269 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,138 number | 7,059 number | 9,134 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,252 number | 5,269 number | 7,801 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,259 number | 4,919 number | 5,623 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,358 number | 5,122 number | 5,508 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,091 number | 4,916 number | 5,436 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 178 Malta 8,662 number compare
- 179 Micronesia (country) 7,109 number compare
- 180 Barbados 5,999 number compare
- 182 American Samoa 4,597 number compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 4,474 number compare
- 184 Curacao 4,118 number compare
More education data for Tonga
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.87 (1999)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.13 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,086 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 20 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,228 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,164 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Tonga?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Tonga was 5,002 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 9,134 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,916 number in 2016.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.