Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Tonga
Tonga: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 36,034 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Tonga, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Tonga stood at 36,034 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 136.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Tonga peaked at 36,034 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14,235 number, in 1998.
That places Tonga 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14,235 number | — |
| 1999 | 14,562 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 15,016 number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 15,270 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 15,377 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 15,362 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 15,259 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 15,130 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 15,071 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 15,100 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 15,180 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 15,269 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 15,320 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 15,266 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 19,869 number | +30.2% |
| 2013 | 19,676 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 35,283 number | +79.3% |
| 2015 | 35,182 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 35,166 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 35,366 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 35,698 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 36,034 number | +0.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 36,034 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.12 million number, 3% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 36,034 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 635,425 number, 6% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +79.3% | 19,676 number | 35,283 number |
| 2012 | +30.2% | 15,266 number | 19,869 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,398 number | 14,235 number | 14,562 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 15,203 number | 15,016 number | 15,377 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,286 number | 15,266 number | 36,034 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Tonga?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Tonga was 36,034 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 36,034 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,235 number in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- Tonga ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.0%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.