School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 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.
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 (Federated States of) 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 Curaçao 4,118 number 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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 units per person (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.