Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tonga
Tonga: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 94.6% in 1999. βΌ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tonga, 1970β1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tonga is 94.6%, measured in 1999.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tonga peaked at 99.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 1983.
Tonga ranks 89th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 | 97.6% | 95.2% | 99.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 84.7% | 74.9% | 88.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 89.6% | 86.5% | 94.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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, male in Tonga?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tonga was 94.6% in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 1983.
- How does Tonga rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Tonga ranks 89th out of 178 countries with data for 1999.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release