School age population, primary education, female in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, primary education, female was 7,122 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
7,122 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
182nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
8,221 number
in 1973
All-time low
6,724 number
in 1996
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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.
School age population, primary education, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,780 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,998 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 8,149 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 8,221 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 8,206 number | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 8,109 number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 8,041 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 7,960 number | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 7,817 number | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 7,576 number | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 7,236 number | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 6,988 number | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 6,855 number | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 6,809 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 6,903 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 6,943 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 6,919 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6,986 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 7,124 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 7,287 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 7,405 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 7,498 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 7,464 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 7,307 number | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 7,072 number | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 6,836 number | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 6,724 number | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 6,755 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6,925 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 7,188 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 7,445 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 7,542 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 7,556 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7,496 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 7,393 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7,317 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 7,310 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 7,332 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7,372 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7,406 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 7,406 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,384 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7,238 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 7,160 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 7,059 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 6,942 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 6,866 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 6,871 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6,935 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 7,028 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 7,122 number | +1.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 7,122 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 7,122 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90,195 number, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.