Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Tonga
Tonga: Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students was 17.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Tonga, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 17.1% for share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.7% on the previous year and up 48.5% over five years.
That places Tonga 50th out of 54 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.5% | — |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | +45.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 17.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.1%, 21% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 17.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.9%, 17% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 47 Togo 34.3% compare
- 48 Sierra Leone 26.4% compare
- 49 Vietnam 19.8% compare
- 51 Bangladesh 13.7% compare
- 52 Syria 13.1% compare
- 53 Philippines 12.1% 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 share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Tonga?
- Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Tonga was 17.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
- How does Tonga rank for share of schools with adaptations for disabled students?
- Tonga ranks 50th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities, by education level (%).