Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Tonga

Tonga: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 1,282 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,282 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
180th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1,454 number
in 1980
All-time low
1,142 number
in 1989
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

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Tonga stood at 1,282 number.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Tonga peaked at 1,454 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1,142 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, male (number) in Tonga, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1,165 number
1971 1,215 number +4.3%
1972 1,269 number +4.4%
1973 1,322 number +4.2%
1974 1,381 number +4.5%
1975 1,428 number +3.4%
1976 1,420 number -0.6%
1977 1,408 number -0.8%
1978 1,414 number +0.4%
1979 1,441 number +1.9%
1980 1,454 number +0.9%
1981 1,408 number -3.2%
1982 1,339 number -4.9%
1983 1,288 number -3.8%
1984 1,210 number -6.1%
1985 1,204 number -0.5%
1986 1,179 number -2.1%
1987 1,161 number -1.5%
1988 1,145 number -1.4%
1989 1,142 number -0.3%
1990 1,163 number +1.8%
1991 1,215 number +4.5%
1992 1,263 number +4.0%
1993 1,314 number +4.0%
1994 1,352 number +2.9%
1995 1,350 number -0.1%
1996 1,296 number -4.0%
1997 1,257 number -3.0%
1998 1,218 number -3.1%
1999 1,190 number -2.3%
2000 1,201 number +0.9%
2001 1,230 number +2.4%
2002 1,249 number +1.5%
2003 1,269 number +1.6%
2004 1,289 number +1.6%
2005 1,291 number +0.2%
2006 1,275 number -1.2%
2007 1,273 number -0.2%
2008 1,273 number +0.0%
2009 1,275 number +0.2%
2010 1,281 number +0.5%
2011 1,281 number +0.0%
2012 1,249 number -2.5%
2013 1,241 number -0.6%
2014 1,235 number -0.5%
2015 1,234 number -0.1%
2016 1,234 number +0.0%
2017 1,243 number +0.7%
2018 1,255 number +1.0%
2019 1,270 number +1.2%
2020 1,282 number +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,346 number 1,165 number 1,441 number 10
1980s 1,253 number 1,142 number 1,454 number 10
1990s 1,262 number 1,163 number 1,352 number 10
2000s 1,262 number 1,201 number 1,291 number 10
2010s 1,252 number 1,234 number 1,281 number 10
2020s 1,282 number 1,282 number 1,282 number 1

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 177 Malta 2,109 number compare
  2. 178 Barbados 1,789 number compare
  3. 179 Kiribati 1,396 number compare
  4. 181 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,204 number compare
  5. 182 Saint Lucia 1,144 number compare
  6. 183 Curaçao 1,074 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 1,282 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 1,454 number in 1980.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 1,142 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 up 0.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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

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