School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Tonga
Tonga: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.05 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Tonga, 1975β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1.05 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Tonga peaked at 1.19 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1891 years, in 1975.
Tonga ranks 154th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1891 years | 0.1891 years | 0.1891 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4793 years | 0.4037 years | 0.5549 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.408 years | 0.408 years | 0.408 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9079 years | 0.7834 years | 1.04 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.11 years | 1.05 years | 1.19 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 151 Oman 1.06 years compare
- 152 Fiji, Republic of 1.06 years compare
- 153 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.06 years compare
- 155 Kuwait 1.02 years compare
- 156 Lithuania, Republic of 1.02 years compare
- 157 Bahamas, The 0.9945 years compare
More education data for Tonga
- 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 818 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.1 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Tonga?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Tonga was 1.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1891 years in 1975.
- How does Tonga rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Tonga ranks 154th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release