Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Tonga
Tonga: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 98.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tonga, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tonga stood at 98.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tonga peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 1983.
That places Tonga 73rd out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 95.4% | — |
| 1971 | 97.3% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 98.2% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 93.9% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 97.4% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 86.7% | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 77.6% | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 87.6% | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 87.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 86.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 89.8% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 91.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 98.8% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 98.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 98.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.7% | 93.9% | 98.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 85.3% | 77.6% | 87.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 86.7% | 91.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 98.8% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.7% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 96.3% | 99.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.87 (1999)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.13 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tonga?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tonga was 98.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 1983.
- How does Tonga rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Tonga ranks 73rd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release