School age population, primary education, female in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, primary education, female was 6,610 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Tonga, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, female in Tonga stood at 6,610. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Tonga peaked at 8,545 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 6,610, in 2025.
That places Tonga 190th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,987 | 7,217 | 8,545 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,878 | 7,634 | 8,366 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,628 | 7,197 | 7,983 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,136 | 6,915 | 7,296 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,928 | 6,802 | 7,131 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,024 | 6,610 | 7,381 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 187 Martinique 8,357 compare
- 188 Saint Lucia 7,250 compare
- 189 Micronesia (country) 6,884 compare
- 191 Curaçao 5,981 compare
- 192 Grenada 5,134 compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,113 compare
More education data for Tonga
- 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 818 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.1 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Tonga?
- School age population, primary education, female in Tonga was 6,610 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8,545 in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,610 in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Tonga ranks 190th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release