School age population, secondary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, secondary education, male was 8,604 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 8,604 number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2020.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Tonga peaked at 9,182 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 6,082 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, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,082 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,300 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 6,546 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 6,817 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 7,126 number | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 7,471 number | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 7,630 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 7,739 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 7,828 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 7,933 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 8,059 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 8,123 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 8,119 number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 8,070 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 9,182 number | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 9,027 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 8,640 number | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 8,308 number | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 8,049 number | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 7,847 number | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 7,726 number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 7,736 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 7,847 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 8,040 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 8,318 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 8,624 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 8,712 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 8,768 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 7,582 number | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 7,440 number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 7,266 number | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 7,060 number | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 6,935 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 6,902 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6,978 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 7,114 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 7,208 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 7,302 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 7,377 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 7,408 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 7,399 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7,295 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 8,110 number | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 8,044 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8,050 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8,118 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8,164 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8,247 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8,360 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 8,484 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 8,604 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,147 number | 6,082 number | 7,933 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,342 number | 7,847 number | 9,182 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,079 number | 7,440 number | 8,768 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,155 number | 6,902 number | 7,408 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,027 number | 7,295 number | 8,484 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,604 number | 8,604 number | 8,604 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 8,604 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 9,182 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,082 number in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 179th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.