School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in Tonga
Tonga: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) was 10.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Tonga, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 10.78 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Tonga peaked at 12.5 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.44 years, in 1998.
That places Tonga 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.44 years | — |
| 1999 | 11.01 years | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 10.75 years | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 10.86 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.29 years | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 12.14 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.5 years | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 11.96 years | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 12.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.53 years | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 11.9 years | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 10.92 years | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 10.56 years | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 10.78 years | +2.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 10.78 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.04 years, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 10.78 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.04 years, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.73 years | 10.44 years | 11.01 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.8 years | 10.75 years | 10.86 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.18 years | 11.96 years | 12.5 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.14 years | 10.56 years | 11.9 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, primary and lower secondary, male in Tonga?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Tonga was 10.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.44 years in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Tonga ranks 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release