School age population, pre-primary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, pre-primary education, male 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.
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
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, 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.