Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Tonga
Tonga: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 45 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Tonga, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Tonga is 45 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Tonga peaked at 59 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 17 number, in 1976.
Tonga ranks 83rd of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 number | — |
| 1996 | 59 number | +247.1% |
| 2006 | 42 number | -28.8% |
| 2011 | 46 number | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 45 number | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 number | 17 number | 17 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 59 number | 59 number | 59 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 42 number | 42 number | 42 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.5 number | 45 number | 46 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Tonga?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Tonga was 45 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 59 number in 1996.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 number in 1976.
- How does Tonga rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Tonga ranks 83rd out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.