School age population, primary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, primary education, male was 7,486 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, male in Tonga stood at 7,486. 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 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Tonga peaked at 9,109 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 7,486, in 2025.
Tonga ranks 188th of 216 countries on this measure, 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 | 8,456 | 7,590 | 9,109 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,476 | 8,220 | 8,935 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,328 | 8,081 | 8,550 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,965 | 7,859 | 8,038 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,769 | 7,639 | 7,893 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,854 | 7,486 | 8,149 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 185 French Polynesia 9,552 compare
- 186 Kiribati 9,337 compare
- 187 Martinique 8,293 compare
- 189 St. Lucia 7,444 compare
- 190 Micronesia, Federated States of 7,328 compare
- 191 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 6,222 compare
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, male in Tonga?
- School age population, primary education, male in Tonga was 7,486 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 9,109 in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,486 in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 188th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release