School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) was 5,723 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Tonga is 5,723, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Tonga peaked at 5,930 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3,594, in 1970.
Tonga ranks 189th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,594 | — |
| 1971 | 3,695 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 3,804 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 3,949 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 4,100 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 4,267 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 4,457 | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 4,680 | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 4,794 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 4,871 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 4,919 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 4,947 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 4,970 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 5,003 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5,078 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 5,220 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 5,443 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 5,712 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 5,883 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 5,930 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 5,855 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 5,696 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 5,498 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 5,297 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 5,131 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 5,022 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 4,989 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 5,044 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 5,394 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 5,460 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5,075 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 5,078 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5,084 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5,085 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,089 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5,096 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 5,097 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,089 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5,172 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 5,176 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5,192 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5,213 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4,780 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 4,801 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4,823 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4,830 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,278 | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 4,274 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4,275 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,274 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,274 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,273 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,272 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,619 | +31.5% |
| 2024 | 5,668 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 5,723 | +1.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 5,723 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 243,784, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 5,723 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 118,955, 5% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +31.5% | 4,272 | 5,619 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,221 | 3,594 | 4,871 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,310 | 4,919 | 5,930 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,339 | 4,989 | 5,855 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,104 | 5,075 | 5,176 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,674 | 4,274 | 5,213 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,972 | 4,272 | 5,723 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 186 Barbados 9,207 compare
- 187 Saint Lucia 6,431 compare
- 188 Curacao 5,878 compare
- 190 Micronesia (country) 5,555 compare
- 191 Kiribati 5,409 compare
- 192 Seychelles 4,408 compare
More education data for Tonga
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Tonga?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Tonga was 5,723 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5,930 in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,594 in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 189th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release