School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Tonga
Tonga: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 6.72 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.72 years
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
64th
of 213 countries
All-time high
7.46 years
in 2021
All-time low
4.83 years
in 1972
Years of data
36
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Tonga, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Tonga is 6.72 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Tonga peaked at 7.46 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.83 years, in 1972.
That places Tonga 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.13 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 4.83 years | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 4.91 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 5 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 4.94 years | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 5.16 years | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 6.28 years | +21.7% |
| 1982 | 6.48 years | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 6.63 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 6.26 years | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 5.42 years | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 6.39 years | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 6.53 years | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 6.98 years | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 5.99 years | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 6.46 years | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 6.17 years | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 6.39 years | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 6.29 years | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.94 years | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 5.18 years | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 6.43 years | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 7.16 years | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 6.63 years | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 6.39 years | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 6.86 years | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 6.94 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 7.13 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.44 years | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 7.02 years | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 6.68 years | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.46 years | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 7.07 years | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 6.82 years | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 6.72 years | -1.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 6.72 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.06 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 6.72 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.75 years, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.02 years | 4.83 years | 5.19 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.21 years | 5.42 years | 6.63 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.47 years | 5.99 years | 6.98 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.22 years | 5.18 years | 7.16 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.91 years | 6.39 years | 7.44 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.95 years | 6.68 years | 7.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 61 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.88 years compare
- 62 Ireland 6.84 years compare
- 63 Uzbekistan 6.82 years compare
- 65 Belarus 6.72 years compare
- 66 Tunisia 6.68 years compare
- 67 Saudi Arabia 6.68 years compare
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, secondary, female in Tonga?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Tonga was 6.72 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7.46 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.83 years in 1972.
- How does Tonga rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Tonga ranks 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release