Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Tonga
Tonga: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Tonga, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 93.1% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Tonga peaked at 99.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2001.
Tonga ranks 96th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 91.4% | — |
| 1999 | 93.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 72.5% | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +34.7% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.5% | 91.4% | 93.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 72.5% | 72.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 86.1% | 97.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 91.6% | 99.9% | 5 |
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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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Tonga?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Tonga was 93.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Tonga ranks 96th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release