Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Tonga
Tonga: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 87.9% in 1999. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Tonga, 1970–1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Tonga is 87.9%, measured in 1999.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Tonga peaked at 97.1% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 1983.
That places Tonga 129th out of 178 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.1% | 92.5% | 97.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 85.9% | 80.5% | 88.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 86.1% | 89.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 126 Malaysia 88.9% compare
- 127 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 88.6%
- 128 Botswana 88.6% compare
- 130 Puerto Rico 87.8%
- 131 Cameroon 87.7% compare
- 132 Benin 87.6% compare
More education data for Tonga
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Tonga?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Tonga was 87.9% in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 1978.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 1983.
- How does Tonga rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Tonga ranks 129th out of 178 countries with data for 1999.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release