Secondary education, vocational pupils in Tonga
Tonga: Secondary education, vocational pupils was 399 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Tonga recorded 399 for secondary education, vocational pupils in 2015.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils in Tonga peaked at 1,121 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 102, in 1970.
That places Tonga 172nd out of 201 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 102 | — |
| 1971 | 291 | +185.3% |
| 1972 | 283 | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 419 | +48.1% |
| 1974 | 632 | +50.8% |
| 1975 | 666 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 599 | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 511 | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 427 | -16.4% |
| 1979 | 454 | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 806 | +77.5% |
| 1982 | 737 | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 554 | -24.8% |
| 1984 | 566 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 591 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 467 | -21.0% |
| 1990 | 872 | +86.7% |
| 1991 | 986 | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 997 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 575 | -42.3% |
| 1999 | 896 | +55.8% |
| 2001 | 830 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 1,116 | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 1,121 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 281 | -74.9% |
| 2013 | 407 | +44.8% |
| 2014 | 477 | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 399 | -16.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 399 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70,869, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 399 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,422, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, vocational pupils in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +185.3% | 102 | 291 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 438.4 | 102 | 666 | 10 |
| 1980s | 620.17 | 467 | 806 | 6 |
| 1990s | 865.2 | 575 | 997 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,022 | 830 | 1,121 | 3 |
| 2010s | 391 | 281 | 477 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 secondary education, vocational pupils in Tonga?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils in Tonga was 399 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 1,121 in 2004.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 102 in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for secondary education, vocational pupils?
- Tonga ranks 172nd out of 201 countries with data for 2015.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.