Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tonga

Tonga: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 5.9% in 2005. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2005)
5.9%
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
54th
of 181 countries
All-time high
8.4%
in 1982
All-time low
5.1%
in 2004
Years of data
9
1977–2005

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tonga, 1977–2005

024681977199120051977: 6.4 %1982: 8.4 %1983: 7 %1984: 8 %1985: 6.3 %1997: 7.8 %2000: 7 %2004: 5.1 %2005: 5.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 5.9% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in 2005.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tonga peaked at 8.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2004.

That places Tonga 54th out of 181 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.4% 6.4% 6.4% 1
1980s 7.4% 6.3% 8.4% 4
1990s 7.8% 7.8% 7.8% 1
2000s 6.0% 5.1% 7.0% 3

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 51 Dominican Republic 6.6% compare
  2. 52 Burkina Faso 6.4% compare
  3. 53 Solomon Islands 6.1% compare
  4. 55 Zambia 5.6% compare
  5. 56 Botswana 5.6% compare
  6. 57 Gambia, The 5.5% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places β†’

More reference data data for Tonga

All data for Tonga β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tonga?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tonga was 5.9% in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 1982.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2004.
How does Tonga rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Tonga ranks 54th out of 181 countries with data for 2005.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tonga. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/repetition-rate-in-primary-education-all-grades-male-percent/tonga/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/repetition-rate-in-primary-education-all-grades-male-percent/tonga/">Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Tonga</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.