Population of compulsory school age, female in Tonga

Tonga: Population of compulsory school age, female was 17,275 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
17,275 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
164th
of 186 countries
All-time high
17,275 number
in 2019
All-time low
6,718 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Tonga, 1998–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k1998200820191998: 6.7k number1999: 6.9k number2000: 7.2k number2001: 7.3k number2002: 7.4k number2003: 7.4k number2004: 7.4k number2005: 7.3k number2006: 7.2k number2007: 7.2k number2008: 7.3k number2009: 7.3k number2010: 7.3k number2011: 7.3k number2012: 9.5k number2013: 9.4k number2014: 16.9k number2015: 16.8k number2016: 16.8k number2017: 16.9k number2018: 17.1k number2019: 17.3k number

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 161 Barbados 18,842 number compare
  2. 162 Samoa 18,556 number compare
  3. 163 Sao Tome and Principe 17,702 number compare
  4. 165 Curacao 14,573 number compare
  5. 166 Kiribati 11,855 number compare
  6. 167 Saint Lucia 11,190 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.