Population of compulsory school age, male in Tonga

Tonga: Population of compulsory school age, male was 18,759 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
18,759 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
163rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
18,759 number
in 2019
All-time low
7,517 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820191998: 7.5k number1999: 7.7k number2000: 7.8k number2001: 7.9k number2002: 8.0k number2003: 7.9k number2004: 7.9k number2005: 7.9k number2006: 7.8k number2007: 7.9k number2008: 7.9k number2009: 8.0k number2010: 8.0k number2011: 8.0k number2012: 10.4k number2013: 10.3k number2014: 18.4k number2015: 18.4k number2016: 18.4k number2017: 18.5k number2018: 18.6k number2019: 18.8k number

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 160 Malta 23,303 number compare
  2. 161 Samoa 20,038 number compare
  3. 162 Barbados 19,603 number compare
  4. 164 Sao Tome and Principe 18,070 number compare
  5. 165 Curacao 15,213 number compare
  6. 166 Kiribati 12,462 number compare

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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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About this data

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