Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Tonga

Tonga: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 1,136 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,136 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
181st
of 205 countries
All-time high
1,374 number
in 1980
All-time low
1,040 number
in 1999
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

05001.0k1.5k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 1,136 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Tonga peaked at 1,374 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1,040 number, in 1999.

Tonga ranks 181st of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) in Tonga, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1,084 number
1971 1,126 number +3.9%
1972 1,174 number +4.3%
1973 1,223 number +4.2%
1974 1,277 number +4.4%
1975 1,322 number +3.5%
1976 1,316 number -0.5%
1977 1,309 number -0.5%
1978 1,321 number +0.9%
1979 1,355 number +2.6%
1980 1,374 number +1.4%
1981 1,324 number -3.6%
1982 1,255 number -5.2%
1983 1,206 number -3.9%
1984 1,139 number -5.6%
1985 1,132 number -0.6%
1986 1,108 number -2.1%
1987 1,089 number -1.7%
1988 1,072 number -1.6%
1989 1,066 number -0.6%
1990 1,082 number +1.5%
1991 1,125 number +4.0%
1992 1,160 number +3.1%
1993 1,195 number +3.0%
1994 1,217 number +1.8%
1995 1,201 number -1.3%
1996 1,146 number -4.6%
1997 1,105 number -3.6%
1998 1,065 number -3.6%
1999 1,040 number -2.3%
2000 1,060 number +1.9%
2001 1,107 number +4.4%
2002 1,142 number +3.2%
2003 1,176 number +3.0%
2004 1,201 number +2.1%
2005 1,201 number +0.0%
2006 1,188 number -1.1%
2007 1,181 number -0.6%
2008 1,176 number -0.4%
2009 1,170 number -0.5%
2010 1,168 number -0.2%
2011 1,167 number -0.1%
2012 1,142 number -2.1%
2013 1,142 number +0.0%
2014 1,151 number +0.8%
2015 1,161 number +0.9%
2016 1,149 number -1.0%
2017 1,138 number -1.0%
2018 1,136 number -0.2%
2019 1,134 number -0.2%
2020 1,136 number +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,251 number 1,084 number 1,355 number 10
1980s 1,176 number 1,066 number 1,374 number 10
1990s 1,134 number 1,040 number 1,217 number 10
2000s 1,160 number 1,060 number 1,201 number 10
2010s 1,149 number 1,134 number 1,168 number 10
2020s 1,136 number 1,136 number 1,136 number 1

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 178 Barbados 1,734 number compare
  2. 179 Kiribati 1,366 number compare
  3. 180 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,165 number compare
  4. 182 Saint Lucia 1,118 number compare
  5. 183 Curaçao 1,035 number compare
  6. 184 United States Virgin Islands 978 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 1,136 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 1,374 number in 1980.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 1,040 number in 1999.
How does Tonga rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Tonga ranks 181st 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 2.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (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
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.