Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Tonga
Tonga: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational was 1.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tonga, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 82.2% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tonga peaked at 11.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 142nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.6% | — |
| 1999 | 11.8% | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -63.9% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -44.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +315.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -82.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.3%, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 9.6% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 1.5% | 8.5% | 2 |
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 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 1.5% 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 11.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Tonga ranks 142nd out of 168 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 down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release