School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) was 16,452 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
16,452 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
179th
of 205 countries
All-time high
17,746 number
in 1984
All-time low
11,735 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tonga stood at 16,452 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tonga peaked at 17,746 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 11,735 number, in 1970.
That places Tonga 179th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,735 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,146 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 12,603 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 13,108 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 13,689 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 14,342 number | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 14,669 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 14,899 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 15,093 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 15,329 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 15,613 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 15,720 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 15,701 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 15,592 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 17,746 number | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 17,446 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 16,720 number | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 16,096 number | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 15,604 number | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 15,219 number | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 14,982 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 14,980 number | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 15,161 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 15,494 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 15,965 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 16,468 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 16,545 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 16,573 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 14,253 number | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 13,951 number | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 13,620 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 13,311 number | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 13,167 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 13,194 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 13,410 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 13,715 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 13,948 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 14,144 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 14,284 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 14,316 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14,257 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 14,021 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 15,640 number | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 15,493 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 15,508 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 15,665 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 15,751 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 15,899 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 16,091 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 16,286 number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 16,452 number | +1.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 16,452 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 675,638 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 16,452 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 251,462 number, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,761 number | 11,735 number | 15,329 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,146 number | 15,219 number | 17,746 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,437 number | 13,951 number | 16,573 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,711 number | 13,167 number | 14,316 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,461 number | 14,021 number | 16,286 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,452 number | 16,452 number | 16,452 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, secondary education, both sexes in Tonga?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tonga was 16,452 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 17,746 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,735 number in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Tonga ranks 179th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.