Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga
Tonga: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 99.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.4%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
54th
of 217 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2013
All-time low
93.9%
in 1991
Years of data
25
1970–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 99.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga peaked at 99.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 93.9%, in 1991.
That places Tonga 54th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 98.9% | — |
| 1971 | 97.9% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 98.7% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 95.6% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 95.0% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 97.5% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 95.3% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 95.2% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 96.2% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 94.4% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 93.9% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 95.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 95.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.0% | 95.0% | 98.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 95.6% | 95.2% | 96.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 93.9% | 95.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 95.2% | 95.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.3% | 99.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,939 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,392 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.35 % change on previous year (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 99.4% 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 99.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.9% in 1991.
- How does Tonga rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Tonga ranks 54th out of 217 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 down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release