School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 2,445 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Tonga, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2,445 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Tonga peaked at 4,419 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2,325 number, in 2015.
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, female (number) (School) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,419 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,370 number | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 4,271 number | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 4,138 number | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 4,011 number | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 3,886 number | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 3,755 number | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 3,605 number | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 3,463 number | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 3,407 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 3,374 number | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 3,498 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 3,646 number | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 3,775 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 2,548 number | -32.5% |
| 1985 | 2,557 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 2,631 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 2,711 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 2,767 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 2,703 number | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 2,657 number | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 2,566 number | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 2,450 number | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 2,348 number | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 2,369 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2,381 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2,488 number | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 2,619 number | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 2,733 number | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 2,685 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 2,683 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,611 number | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 2,530 number | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 2,466 number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2,528 number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 2,550 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,581 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2,618 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2,645 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,633 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,610 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,576 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2,500 number | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2,439 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2,377 number | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2,325 number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2,341 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,378 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2,420 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2,445 number | +1.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,445 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 158,506 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,445 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46,912 number, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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% | 3,775 number | 2,548 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,932 number | 3,407 number | 4,419 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,021 number | 2,548 number | 3,775 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,530 number | 2,348 number | 2,733 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,584 number | 2,466 number | 2,683 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,441 number | 2,325 number | 2,610 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 178 Kiribati 4,132 number compare
- 179 Micronesia (country) 3,429 number compare
- 180 Barbados 2,942 number compare
- 182 American Samoa 2,222 number compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 2,211 number compare
- 184 Curacao 2,008 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, female in Tonga?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Tonga was 2,445 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4,419 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,325 number in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.