Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Tonga

Tonga: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 25 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
25 number
World rank
82nd
of 83 countries
All-time high
63 number
in 1996
All-time low
25 number
in 1976
Years of data
5
1976–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Tonga, 1976–2018

02040601976199720181976: 25 number1996: 63 number2006: 41 number2011: 29 number2018: 25 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 25 number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Tonga peaked at 63 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 25 number, in 1976.

Tonga ranks 82nd of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number) in Tonga, 1976 to 2018.
Year number Change
1976 25 number
1996 63 number +152.0%
2006 41 number -34.9%
2011 29 number -29.3%
2018 25 number -13.8%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 25 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 113,399 number, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 25 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59,392 number, 0% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25 number 25 number 25 number 1
1990s 63 number 63 number 63 number 1
2000s 41 number 41 number 41 number 1
2010s 27 number 25 number 29 number 2

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 79 Montenegro 278 number compare
  2. 80 Barbados 246 number compare
  3. 81 Grenada 160 number compare
  4. 83 Uzbekistan 2 number compare

See the full ranking of 121 places →

More reference data data for Tonga

All data for Tonga →

Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Tonga?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Tonga was 25 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 63 number in 1996.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 25 number in 1976.
How does Tonga rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Tonga ranks 82nd out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. 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 Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Tonga. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/elderly-illiterate-population-65-years-male-number/tonga/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/elderly-illiterate-population-65-years-male-number/tonga/">Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Tonga</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.