Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Tonga

Tonga: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 2,418 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2,418 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
180th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2,828 number
in 1980
All-time low
2,208 number
in 1989
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Tonga, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Tonga is 2,418 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Tonga peaked at 2,828 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2,208 number, in 1989.

That places Tonga 180th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Tonga, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 2,249 number
1971 2,341 number +4.1%
1972 2,443 number +4.4%
1973 2,545 number +4.2%
1974 2,658 number +4.4%
1975 2,750 number +3.5%
1976 2,736 number -0.5%
1977 2,717 number -0.7%
1978 2,735 number +0.7%
1979 2,796 number +2.2%
1980 2,828 number +1.1%
1981 2,732 number -3.4%
1982 2,594 number -5.1%
1983 2,494 number -3.9%
1984 2,349 number -5.8%
1985 2,336 number -0.6%
1986 2,287 number -2.1%
1987 2,250 number -1.6%
1988 2,217 number -1.5%
1989 2,208 number -0.4%
1990 2,245 number +1.7%
1991 2,340 number +4.2%
1992 2,423 number +3.5%
1993 2,509 number +3.5%
1994 2,569 number +2.4%
1995 2,551 number -0.7%
1996 2,442 number -4.3%
1997 2,362 number -3.3%
1998 2,283 number -3.3%
1999 2,230 number -2.3%
2000 2,261 number +1.4%
2001 2,337 number +3.4%
2002 2,391 number +2.3%
2003 2,445 number +2.3%
2004 2,490 number +1.8%
2005 2,492 number +0.1%
2006 2,463 number -1.2%
2007 2,454 number -0.4%
2008 2,449 number -0.2%
2009 2,445 number -0.2%
2010 2,449 number +0.2%
2011 2,448 number -0.0%
2012 2,391 number -2.3%
2013 2,383 number -0.3%
2014 2,386 number +0.1%
2015 2,395 number +0.4%
2016 2,383 number -0.5%
2017 2,381 number -0.1%
2018 2,391 number +0.4%
2019 2,404 number +0.5%
2020 2,418 number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,597 number 2,249 number 2,796 number 10
1980s 2,430 number 2,208 number 2,828 number 10
1990s 2,395 number 2,230 number 2,569 number 10
2000s 2,423 number 2,261 number 2,492 number 10
2010s 2,401 number 2,381 number 2,449 number 10
2020s 2,418 number 2,418 number 2,418 number 1

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 177 Malta 4,070 number compare
  2. 178 Barbados 3,523 number compare
  3. 179 Kiribati 2,762 number compare
  4. 181 Micronesia, Federated States of 2,369 number compare
  5. 182 Saint Lucia 2,262 number compare
  6. 183 Curaçao 2,109 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Tonga?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Tonga was 2,418 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 2,828 number in 1980.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 2,208 number in 1989.
How does Tonga rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Tonga ranks 180th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.