Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) in Tonga
Tonga: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) was 18,759 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Tonga, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 18,759 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 135.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Tonga peaked at 18,759 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,517 number, in 1998.
Tonga ranks 163rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7,517 number | — |
| 1999 | 7,654 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 7,843 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 7,939 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 7,969 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7,948 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 7,902 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 7,857 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 7,826 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7,853 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7,911 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 7,979 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8,024 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 7,982 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 10,372 number | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 10,257 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 18,389 number | +79.3% |
| 2015 | 18,368 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 18,372 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18,465 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18,612 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 18,759 number | +0.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 18,759 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 572,410 number, 3% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 18,759 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 323,594 number, 6% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) 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% | 10,257 number | 18,389 number |
| 2012 | +29.9% | 7,982 number | 10,372 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,586 number | 7,517 number | 7,654 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 7,903 number | 7,826 number | 7,979 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,760 number | 7,982 number | 18,759 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, male in Tonga?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Tonga was 18,759 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 18,759 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,517 number in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Tonga ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.