Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Tonga

Tonga: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.1452 units per person in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.1452 units per person
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
2nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.1678 units per person
in 1984
All-time low
0.1141 units per person
in 1973
Years of data
30
1970–2015

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Tonga, 1970–2015

00.050.10.151970199220151970: 0.119 units per person1971: 0.118 units per person1972: 0.115 units per person1973: 0.114 units per person1974: 0.115 units per person1975: 0.115 units per person1976: 0.123 units per person1977: 0.126 units per person1978: 0.127 units per person1979: 0.129 units per person1981: 0.161 units per person1982: 0.167 units per person1983: 0.166 units per person1984: 0.168 units per person1985: 0.149 units per person1986: 0.134 units per person1987: 0.144 units per person1990: 0.139 units per person1991: 0.139 units per person1992: 0.133 units per person1993: 0.156 units per person1998: 0.129 units per person1999: 0.135 units per person2001: 0.129 units per person2003: 0.14 units per person2004: 0.123 units per person2012: 0.135 units per person2013: 0.135 units per person2014: 0.136 units per person2015: 0.145 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2015, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Tonga stood at 0.1452 units per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.1678 units per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.1141 units per person, in 1973.

Tonga ranks 2nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Tonga, 1970 to 2015.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.1192 units per person
1971 0.1183 units per person -0.7%
1972 0.1155 units per person -2.4%
1973 0.1141 units per person -1.2%
1974 0.1149 units per person +0.7%
1975 0.1149 units per person -0.0%
1976 0.1229 units per person +7.0%
1977 0.1257 units per person +2.3%
1978 0.1272 units per person +1.2%
1979 0.1288 units per person +1.2%
1981 0.161 units per person +25.0%
1982 0.1668 units per person +3.7%
1983 0.166 units per person -0.5%
1984 0.1678 units per person +1.1%
1985 0.1494 units per person -11.0%
1986 0.1339 units per person -10.4%
1987 0.1437 units per person +7.4%
1990 0.1392 units per person -3.1%
1991 0.1385 units per person -0.5%
1992 0.1332 units per person -3.9%
1993 0.1556 units per person +16.8%
1998 0.1291 units per person -17.0%
1999 0.1354 units per person +4.9%
2001 0.1287 units per person -4.9%
2003 0.14 units per person +8.8%
2004 0.1229 units per person -12.2%
2012 0.135 units per person +9.8%
2013 0.1348 units per person -0.1%
2014 0.1359 units per person +0.8%
2015 0.1452 units per person +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1201 units per person 0.1141 units per person 0.1288 units per person 10
1980s 0.1555 units per person 0.1339 units per person 0.1678 units per person 7
1990s 0.1385 units per person 0.1291 units per person 0.1556 units per person 6
2000s 0.1305 units per person 0.1229 units per person 0.14 units per person 3
2010s 0.1377 units per person 0.1348 units per person 0.1452 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 1 Palestine, State of 0.1662 units per person compare
  2. 3 Samoa 0.1232 units per person compare
  3. 4 Sri Lanka 0.121 units per person compare
  4. 5 Nepal 0.1204 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Tonga?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Tonga was 0.1452 units per person in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 0.1678 units per person in 1984.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1141 units per person in 1973.
How does Tonga rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Tonga ranks 2nd out of 204 countries with data for 2015.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.