Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Tonga
Tonga: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Tonga, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Tonga stood at 1.05 index.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Tonga peaked at 1.11 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8683 index, in 2019.
Tonga ranks 28th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9821 index | 0.9618 index | 1 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9805 index | 0.9805 index | 0.9805 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.8683 index | 1.11 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.07 index | 1.05 index | 1.1 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 818 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.1 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Tonga?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Tonga was 1.05 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8683 index in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Tonga ranks 28th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.