School age population, primary education, both sexes in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 14,847 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Tonga stood at 14,847 number.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Tonga peaked at 17,065 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 14,075 number, in 1983.
Tonga ranks 182nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,550 number | 15,651 number | 17,065 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,506 number | 14,075 number | 15,140 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,981 number | 14,263 number | 15,669 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,430 number | 15,217 number | 15,649 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,887 number | 14,499 number | 15,548 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,847 number | 14,847 number | 14,847 number | 1 |
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, primary education, both sexes in Tonga?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Tonga was 14,847 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 17,065 number in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,075 number in 1983.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Tonga ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.