School age population, secondary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, secondary education, male was 9,212 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 9,212 for school age population, secondary education, male in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Tonga peaked at 9,584 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5,979, in 1970.
That places Tonga 186th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,979 | — |
| 1971 | 6,161 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 6,342 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 6,524 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 6,706 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 7,022 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 7,387 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 7,761 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 7,778 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 7,802 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 7,853 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 7,937 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 8,045 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 8,148 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 9,584 | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 9,528 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 9,378 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 9,146 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 8,833 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 8,583 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 8,433 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 8,380 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 8,401 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 8,496 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 8,624 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 8,758 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 8,878 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 8,921 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7,629 | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 7,495 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 7,520 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 7,506 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 7,492 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 7,477 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 7,461 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 7,447 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 7,431 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 7,439 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7,372 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 7,355 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 7,338 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 7,319 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 8,244 | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 8,224 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 8,202 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 8,193 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8,150 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8,164 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8,182 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8,201 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8,215 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8,235 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 8,255 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 9,130 | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 9,192 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 9,212 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,946 | 5,979 | 7,802 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,704 | 7,853 | 9,584 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,402 | 7,495 | 8,921 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,450 | 7,355 | 7,520 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,022 | 7,319 | 8,244 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,706 | 8,215 | 9,212 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 183 New Caledonia 14,973 compare
- 184 Martinique 13,599 compare
- 185 Kiribati 9,555 compare
- 187 Barbados 8,685 compare
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 7,323 compare
- 189 Curaçao 6,554 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, male in Tonga?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Tonga was 9,212 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 9,584 in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,979 in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 186th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release