School age population, tertiary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, tertiary education, male was 4,398 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2014, school age population, tertiary education, male in Tonga stood at 4,398 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Tonga peaked at 6,209 number in 1988 and was at its lowest, 3,830 number, in 1970.
That places Tonga 184th out of 203 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,189 number | 3,830 number | 4,800 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,639 number | 4,940 number | 6,209 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,098 number | 4,644 number | 5,974 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,226 number | 4,798 number | 5,722 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,757 number | 4,398 number | 5,116 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 181 Curaçao 5,005 number compare
- 182 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4,818 number compare
- 183 Grenada 4,486 number compare
- 185 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 3,881 number compare
- 186 Dominica 3,866 number compare
- 187 Antigua and Barbuda 3,776 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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 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 4,398 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6,209 number in 1988.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,830 number in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 184th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.