School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) was 2,399 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2,399 for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Tonga peaked at 4,738 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2,357, in 2022.
Tonga ranks 188th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,375 | — |
| 1971 | 4,470 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 4,537 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 4,576 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 4,587 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 4,644 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 4,697 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 4,738 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 4,670 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 4,619 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 4,580 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 4,558 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 4,514 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 4,469 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 2,982 | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 2,977 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 2,992 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 3,022 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 3,050 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 3,062 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 3,047 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 3,020 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 2,970 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 2,913 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2,875 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2,870 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,882 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2,889 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,904 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2,911 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,884 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2,888 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,894 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,898 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,902 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,907 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,911 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,868 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2,691 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 2,683 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,671 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,632 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,595 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,568 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2,569 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,556 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,546 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,513 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 2,482 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2,451 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2,419 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 2,388 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2,357 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2,448 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 2,420 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 2,399 | -0.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,399 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139,472, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,399 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56,248, 4% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) 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 | -33.3% | 4,469 | 2,982 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,591 | 4,375 | 4,738 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,621 | 2,977 | 4,580 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,928 | 2,870 | 3,047 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,853 | 2,683 | 2,911 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,558 | 2,451 | 2,671 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,405 | 2,357 | 2,448 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 185 Bahamas 4,441 compare
- 186 Micronesia (country) 3,697 compare
- 187 Barbados 3,201 compare
- 189 Curacao 2,203 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 2,070 compare
- 191 Seychelles 1,806 compare
More education data for Tonga
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Tonga?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Tonga was 2,399 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4,738 in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,357 in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 188th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release