School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Tonga
Tonga: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 1.09 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Tonga, 1975β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Tonga stood at 1.09 years.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Tonga peaked at 1.22 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2314 years, in 1975.
That places Tonga 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.2314 years | 0.2314 years | 0.2314 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5175 years | 0.428 years | 0.6071 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.485 years | 0.485 years | 0.485 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.927 years | 0.7995 years | 1.06 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.16 years | 1.09 years | 1.22 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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, female in Tonga?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Tonga was 1.09 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2314 years in 1975.
- How does Tonga rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Tonga ranks 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release