Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Tonga

Tonga: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 36,034 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36,034 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
163rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
36,034 number
in 2019
All-time low
14,235 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Tonga, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820191998: 14.2k number1999: 14.6k number2000: 15.0k number2001: 15.3k number2002: 15.4k number2003: 15.4k number2004: 15.3k number2005: 15.1k number2006: 15.1k number2007: 15.1k number2008: 15.2k number2009: 15.3k number2010: 15.3k number2011: 15.3k number2012: 19.9k number2013: 19.7k number2014: 35.3k number2015: 35.2k number2016: 35.2k number2017: 35.4k number2018: 35.7k number2019: 36.0k number

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 160 Malta 45,100 number compare
  2. 161 Samoa 38,594 number compare
  3. 162 Barbados 38,445 number compare
  4. 164 Sao Tome and Principe 35,772 number compare
  5. 165 Curacao 29,786 number compare
  6. 166 Kiribati 24,317 number compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.