School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 2,557 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2,557 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Tonga peaked at 4,715 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2,557 number, in 2019.
That places Tonga 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male (number) (School) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,715 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,669 number | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 4,563 number | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 4,424 number | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 4,291 number | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 4,156 number | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 4,018 number | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 3,859 number | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 3,713 number | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 3,652 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 3,614 number | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 3,739 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 3,890 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 4,026 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 2,721 number | -32.4% |
| 1985 | 2,738 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 2,812 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 2,897 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 2,963 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 2,913 number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 2,874 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 2,791 number | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2,677 number | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 2,571 number | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 2,589 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,596 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,679 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 2,791 number | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 2,890 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2,837 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 2,825 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2,771 number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2,705 number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2,656 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2,717 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 2,750 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,782 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2,822 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2,858 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2,849 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,826 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,787 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,726 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2,672 number | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2,626 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,595 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,575 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,567 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,564 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,557 number | -0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,557 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 164,452 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,557 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48,752 number, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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 | -32.4% | 4,026 number | 2,721 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,206 number | 3,652 number | 4,715 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,231 number | 2,721 number | 4,026 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,730 number | 2,571 number | 2,890 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,774 number | 2,656 number | 2,858 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,650 number | 2,557 number | 2,826 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 178 Malta 4,488 number compare
- 179 Micronesia (country) 3,680 number compare
- 180 Barbados 3,057 number compare
- 182 American Samoa 2,375 number compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 2,263 number compare
- 184 Curacao 2,110 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, male in Tonga?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Tonga was 2,557 number in 2019, 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 4,715 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,557 number in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.