School age population, primary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, primary education, male was 7,725 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
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.
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
- 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, 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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.