Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (Population) in Tonga
Tonga: Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (Population) was 17,275 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Tonga, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Tonga stood at 17,275 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 137.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Tonga peaked at 17,275 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,718 number, in 1998.
That places Tonga 164th 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, female (number) (Population) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6,718 number | — |
| 1999 | 6,908 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 7,173 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 7,331 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 7,408 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 7,414 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 7,357 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 7,273 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 7,245 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7,247 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,269 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7,290 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7,296 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 7,284 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 9,497 number | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 9,419 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 16,894 number | +79.4% |
| 2015 | 16,814 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 16,794 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 16,901 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17,086 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 17,275 number | +1.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 17,275 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 543,924 number, 3% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 17,275 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 311,831 number, 6% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (Population) 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 | +79.4% | 9,419 number | 16,894 number |
| 2012 | +30.4% | 7,284 number | 9,497 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,813 number | 6,718 number | 6,908 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 7,301 number | 7,173 number | 7,414 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,526 number | 7,284 number | 17,275 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, female in Tonga?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Tonga was 17,275 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 17,275 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,718 number in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Tonga ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.