School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Tonga
Tonga: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 11 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Tonga, 1998β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Tonga is 11 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Tonga peaked at 12.96 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.33 years, in 1998.
Tonga ranks 13th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.56 years | 10.33 years | 10.78 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.81 years | 10.74 years | 10.88 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.71 years | 12.32 years | 12.96 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.43 years | 10.95 years | 12.21 years | 5 |
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More education data for Tonga
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Tonga?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Tonga was 11 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 12.96 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.33 years in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Tonga ranks 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release