Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tonga
Tonga: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 98.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tonga, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tonga stood at 98.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tonga peaked at 98.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 1999.
That places Tonga 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 90.4% | — |
| 1999 | 88.2% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.3% | 88.2% | 90.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 88.4% | 88.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.8% | 98.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 91.5% | 98.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tonga?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tonga was 98.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 1999.
- How does Tonga rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Tonga ranks 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 upper 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