School age population, primary education, female in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, primary education, female was 7,122 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 7,122 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Tonga peaked at 8,221 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 6,724 number, in 1996.
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 | 7,986 number | 7,576 number | 8,221 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,005 number | 6,809 number | 7,287 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,117 number | 6,724 number | 7,498 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,417 number | 7,310 number | 7,556 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,089 number | 6,866 number | 7,406 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,122 number | 7,122 number | 7,122 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 818 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.1 live births per woman (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 7,122 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8,221 number in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,724 number in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Tonga ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.