What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Tonga?

The highest recorded value was 4 years in 2012.

How does Tonga rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?

Tonga ranks 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2019.

Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Tonga

Name: Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Tonga
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tonga: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 4 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

4 years

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

16th

of 210 countries

All-time high

4 years

in 2012

All-time low

3 years

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Tonga, 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Tonga stood at 4 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Tonga peaked at 4 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1970.

That places Tonga 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	3 years	3 years	3 years	10
1980s	3 years	3 years	3 years	10
1990s	3 years	3 years	3 years	10
2000s	3 years	3 years	3 years	10
2010s	3.8 years	3 years	4 years	10

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Tonga?: Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Tonga was 4 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 4 years in 2012.
What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1970.
How does Tonga rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?: Tonga ranks 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2019.
Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 10,271 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.