School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Tonga
Tonga: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 6.15 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Tonga, 1978β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Tonga stood at 6.15 years. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.5% on the previous year and up 136.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Tonga peaked at 6.15 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0726 years, in 1979.
That places Tonga 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0835 years | 0.0726 years | 0.0943 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3667 years | 0.3133 years | 0.396 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.1935 years | 0.1935 years | 0.1935 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4076 years | 0.3857 years | 0.4294 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.13 years | 2.6 years | 6.15 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 Cook Islands 1.13 years compare
- 1 Greece 7.89 years compare
- 2 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.4447 years compare
- 2 Argentina 6.95 years compare
- 3 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 6.81 years compare
- 5 St. Kitts and Nevis 6.14 years compare
- 6 Australia 5.92 years compare
- 7 Cyprus 5.87 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)
- 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, tertiary, female in Tonga?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Tonga was 6.15 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6.15 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0726 years in 1979.
- How does Tonga rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Tonga ranks 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release