Secondary education, vocational pupils in Tonga
Tonga: Secondary education, vocational pupils was 14.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 14.3% for secondary education, vocational pupils in 2015.
The figure is up 23.9% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils in Tonga peaked at 65.2% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2013.
Tonga ranks 180th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.0% | — |
| 1971 | 37.5% | -27.9% |
| 1972 | 21.9% | -41.5% |
| 1973 | 53.2% | +142.9% |
| 1974 | 41.9% | -21.2% |
| 1975 | 38.0% | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 37.2% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 36.8% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 41.6% | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 46.0% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 65.2% | +41.7% |
| 1985 | 63.1% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 54.6% | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 45.3% | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 45.0% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 45.9% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 52.0% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 41.4% | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 40.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -63.8% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -52.8% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +67.6% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.7% | 21.9% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.8% | 45.3% | 65.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 41.4% | 52.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 6.9% | 14.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Tonga
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 640 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 178 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,536 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 941 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils in Tonga?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils in Tonga was 14.3% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 1984.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for secondary education, vocational pupils?
- Tonga ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.