School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Tonga

Tonga: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 5,002 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
5,002 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
181st
of 199 countries
All-time high
5,623 number
in 1998
All-time low
4,916 number
in 2016
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Tonga, 1998–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k1998200820191998: 5.6k number1999: 5.5k number2000: 5.5k number2001: 5.4k number2002: 5.2k number2003: 5.1k number2004: 5.2k number2005: 5.3k number2006: 5.4k number2007: 5.4k number2008: 5.5k number2009: 5.5k number2010: 5.4k number2011: 5.4k number2012: 5.2k number2013: 5.1k number2014: 5.0k number2015: 4.9k number2016: 4.9k number2017: 4.9k number2018: 5.0k number2019: 5.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 5,002 number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Tonga peaked at 5,623 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4,916 number, in 2016.

Tonga ranks 181st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,572 number 5,522 number 5,623 number 2
2000s 5,358 number 5,122 number 5,508 number 10
2010s 5,091 number 4,916 number 5,436 number 10

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 178 Malta 8,662 number compare
  2. 179 Antigua and Barbuda 7,401 number compare
  3. 180 Micronesia 7,109 number compare
  4. 182 Dominica 4,520 number compare
  5. 183 Curaçao 4,118 number compare
  6. 184 Sint Maarten 3,502 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Tonga?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Tonga was 5,002 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 5,623 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 4,916 number in 2016.
How does Tonga rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Tonga ranks 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/