Share of children who have completed primary school in Tonga
Tonga: Share of children who have completed primary school was 98.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of children who have completed primary school in Tonga, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who have completed primary school in Tonga is 98.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Tonga peaked at 98.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 1981.
That places Tonga 74th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 96.6% | — |
| 1982 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 98.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 98.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.8% | 96.6% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 97.1% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.5% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 98.0% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Tonga?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Tonga was 98.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 1981.
- How does Tonga rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Tonga ranks 74th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.