Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga
Tonga: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9791 GPIA, in 1984.
Tonga ranks 47th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9984 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9917 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9791 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9799 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9927 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9978 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9917 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9917 GPIA | 0.9791 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9978 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga was 1.05 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9791 GPIA in 1984.
- How does Tonga rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Tonga ranks 47th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release