School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 2,195 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Tonga is 2,195 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Tonga peaked at 3,813 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1,663 number, in 1970.
That places Tonga 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,663 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,718 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 1,776 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 1,833 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1,897 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 1,985 number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 2,068 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 2,144 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 2,208 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 2,257 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 2,298 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 2,338 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 2,392 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 2,467 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 3,813 number | +54.6% |
| 1985 | 3,771 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 3,613 number | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 3,441 number | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 3,285 number | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 3,155 number | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 3,068 number | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 2,992 number | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 2,952 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2,955 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,013 number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 3,118 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 3,171 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 3,251 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 2,264 number | -30.4% |
| 1999 | 2,255 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 2,190 number | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 2,093 number | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 1,997 number | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1,926 number | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,926 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,990 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2,069 number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2,154 number | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 2,235 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 2,273 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2,259 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,181 number | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 2,050 number | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 1,997 number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,979 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,998 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,022 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,055 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2,098 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2,150 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2,195 number | +2.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,195 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,196 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,195 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55,008 number, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +54.6% | 2,467 number | 3,813 number |
| 1998 | -30.4% | 3,251 number | 2,264 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,955 number | 1,663 number | 2,257 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,057 number | 2,298 number | 3,813 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,904 number | 2,255 number | 3,251 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,085 number | 1,926 number | 2,273 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,079 number | 1,979 number | 2,259 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,195 number | 2,195 number | 2,195 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 182 Saint Lucia 2,560 number compare
- 183 Seychelles 2,538 number compare
- 184 United States Virgin Islands 2,532 number compare
- 186 Aruba 2,105 number compare
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,744 number compare
- 188 Marshall Islands 1,450 number compare
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, upper secondary education, female in Tonga?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Tonga was 2,195 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3,813 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,663 number in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Tonga ranks 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.