School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 7,725 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
7,725 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
182nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
8,844 number
in 1973
All-time low
7,266 number
in 1983
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 7,725 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Tonga peaked at 8,844 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 7,266 number, in 1983.
That places Tonga 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,340 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,590 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 8,762 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 8,844 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 8,827 number | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 8,718 number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 8,626 number | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 8,514 number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 8,345 number | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 8,075 number | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 7,717 number | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 7,467 number | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 7,320 number | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 7,266 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 7,375 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 7,444 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 7,417 number | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 7,497 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 7,658 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 7,853 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 8,006 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 8,171 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 8,197 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 8,088 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 7,884 number | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 7,677 number | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 7,539 number | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 7,539 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,667 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 7,870 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 8,052 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 8,106 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 8,093 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 8,026 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 7,947 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 7,913 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 7,907 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 7,953 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8,030 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 8,107 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 8,142 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8,084 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 7,900 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 7,799 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7,713 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 7,655 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 7,633 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 7,651 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7,688 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7,718 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7,725 number | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 7,725 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 7,725 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93,399 number, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,564 number | 8,075 number | 8,844 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,501 number | 7,266 number | 7,853 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,864 number | 7,539 number | 8,197 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,013 number | 7,907 number | 8,107 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,798 number | 7,633 number | 8,142 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,725 number | 7,725 number | 7,725 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.87 (1999)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.13 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Tonga?
- School age population, primary education, male in Tonga was 7,725 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8,844 number in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,266 number in 1983.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.