School age population, secondary education, female in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, secondary education, female was 7,848 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 7,848 number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Tonga peaked at 8,564 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5,653 number, in 1970.
Tonga ranks 180th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,614 number | 5,653 number | 7,396 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,803 number | 7,372 number | 8,564 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,358 number | 6,511 number | 7,844 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,556 number | 6,232 number | 6,908 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,434 number | 6,726 number | 7,802 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,848 number | 7,848 number | 7,848 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 177 Macau (China) 12,446 number compare
- 178 Barbados 8,945 number compare
- 179 Kiribati 7,859 number compare
- 181 Micronesia (Federated States of) 6,785 number compare
- 182 Curaçao 6,465 number compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 6,047 number 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Tonga?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Tonga was 7,848 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8,564 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,653 number in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Tonga ranks 180th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.