School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 7,848 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
7,848 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
180th
of 205 countries
All-time high
8,564 number
in 1984
All-time low
5,653 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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.
School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,653 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,846 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 6,057 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 6,291 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 6,563 number | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 6,871 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 7,039 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 7,160 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 7,265 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 7,396 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 7,554 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 7,597 number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 7,582 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 7,522 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 8,564 number | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 8,419 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 8,080 number | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 7,788 number | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 7,555 number | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 7,372 number | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 7,256 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 7,244 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 7,314 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 7,454 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 7,647 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 7,844 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 7,833 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 7,805 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 6,671 number | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 6,511 number | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 6,354 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 6,251 number | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 6,232 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 6,292 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 6,432 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 6,601 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 6,740 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 6,842 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 6,907 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 6,908 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,858 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 6,726 number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 7,530 number | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 7,449 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 7,458 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7,547 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7,587 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7,652 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7,731 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7,802 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 7,848 number | +0.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 7,848 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 329,098 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 7,848 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 121,936 number, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.