School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Tonga
Tonga: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 1.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Tonga, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1.01 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Tonga peaked at 1.15 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1492 years, in 1975.
That places Tonga 154th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1492 years | — |
| 1998 | 0.3801 years | +154.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5036 years | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3384 years | -32.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7692 years | +127.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8322 years | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9022 years | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9291 years | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 years | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.15 years | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 1.14 years | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.01 years | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 years | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.01 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 years, 57% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.01 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.89 years, 54% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +154.8% | 0.1492 years | 0.3801 years |
| 2012 | +127.3% | 0.3384 years | 0.7692 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1492 years | 0.1492 years | 0.1492 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4419 years | 0.3801 years | 0.5036 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3384 years | 0.3384 years | 0.3384 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8907 years | 0.7692 years | 1.02 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.07 years | 1.01 years | 1.15 years | 5 |
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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Tonga?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Tonga was 1.01 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1492 years in 1975.
- How does Tonga rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Tonga ranks 154th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release