Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Tonga

Tonga: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 729 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
729 number
Change on year
down 29.8%
World rank
132nd
of 149 countries
All-time high
1,811 number
in 2001
All-time low
470 number
in 2012
Years of data
6
1998–2015

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Tonga, 1998–2015

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1998200620151998: 1.2k number1999: 1.3k number2001: 1.8k number2012: 470 number2013: 1.0k number2015: 729 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 729 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2015.

That represents a change of down 29.8% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Tonga peaked at 1,811 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 470 number, in 2012.

That places Tonga 132nd out of 149 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Tonga, 1998 to 2015.
Year number Change
1998 1,169 number
1999 1,325 number +13.3%
2001 1,811 number +36.7%
2012 470 number -74.0%
2013 1,038 number +120.9%
2015 729 number -29.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,247 number 1,169 number 1,325 number 2
2000s 1,811 number 1,811 number 1,811 number 1
2010s 745.67 number 470 number 1,038 number 3

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 129 Cayman Islands 966 number compare
  2. 130 Norway 964 number compare
  3. 131 Barbados 763 number compare
  4. 133 Grenada 691 number compare
  5. 134 Macau, China 649 number compare
  6. 135 Brunei Darussalam 616 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Tonga?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Tonga was 729 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 1,811 number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 470 number in 2012.
How does Tonga rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Tonga ranks 132nd out of 149 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. 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 Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/