Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tonga
Tonga: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 7.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tonga, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 7.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.7% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tonga peaked at 24.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2024.
That places Tonga 125th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, 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 | 9.0% | — |
| 1999 | 15.9% | +77.4% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -63.4% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 9.0% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 13.6% | 19.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 7.1% | 24.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 122 Canada 8.5% compare
- 123 Tajikistan 7.8% compare
- 124 British Virgin Islands 7.2% compare
- 126 Central African Republic 6.9% compare
- 127 Senegal 6.8% compare
- 128 Kiribati 6.7% compare
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 7.1% in 2024, 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 24.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Tonga ranks 125th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release