School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 2,349 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2,349 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Tonga peaked at 4,110 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1,788 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, male (number) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,788 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,846 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 1,914 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 1,984 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 2,065 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 2,172 number | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 2,253 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 2,328 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 2,391 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 2,436 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 2,471 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 2,519 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 2,577 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 2,660 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 4,110 number | +54.5% |
| 1985 | 4,073 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 3,893 number | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 3,689 number | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 3,503 number | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 3,348 number | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 3,246 number | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 3,172 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 3,138 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 3,144 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3,219 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3,360 number | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 3,470 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 3,608 number | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 2,555 number | -29.2% |
| 1999 | 2,565 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2,502 number | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 2,369 number | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 2,239 number | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 2,138 number | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 2,112 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2,157 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2,215 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2,289 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2,363 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2,402 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2,398 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,330 number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2,153 number | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 2,113 number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2,118 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,163 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2,202 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,232 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2,267 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2,308 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,349 number | +1.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,349 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 122,159 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,349 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56,208 number, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (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 | +54.5% | 2,660 number | 4,110 number |
| 1998 | -29.2% | 3,608 number | 2,555 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,118 number | 1,788 number | 2,436 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,284 number | 2,471 number | 4,110 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,148 number | 2,555 number | 3,608 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,279 number | 2,112 number | 2,502 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,228 number | 2,113 number | 2,398 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,349 number | 2,349 number | 2,349 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 182 Seychelles 2,640 number compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 2,591 number compare
- 184 United States Virgin Islands 2,429 number compare
- 186 Aruba 2,169 number compare
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,877 number compare
- 188 Marshall Islands 1,513 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, male in Tonga?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Tonga was 2,349 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4,110 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,788 number in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.