School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tonga
Tonga: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 12.66 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tonga, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 12.66 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tonga peaked at 13.93 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.51 years, in 1973.
That places Tonga 46th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.93 years | 11.51 years | 12.61 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 12.4 years | 11.66 years | 12.83 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.71 years | 12.12 years | 13.41 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.78 years | 12.17 years | 13.7 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.33 years | 12.88 years | 13.78 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.91 years | 12.47 years | 13.93 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 43 Saudi Arabia 12.71 years compare
- 44 Montenegro 12.69 years compare
- 45 United Arab Emirates 12.68 years compare
- 47 Cyprus 12.65 years compare
- 48 Hungary 12.6 years compare
- 49 Dominica 12.58 years compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tonga?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tonga was 12.66 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 13.93 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.51 years in 1973.
- How does Tonga rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Tonga ranks 46th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release