School age population, early childhood education, male in Tonga

Tonga: School age population, early childhood education, male was 2,557 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2,557 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
181st
of 199 countries
All-time high
2,890 number
in 1998
All-time low
2,557 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1998200820191998: 2.9k number1999: 2.8k number2000: 2.8k number2001: 2.8k number2002: 2.7k number2003: 2.7k number2004: 2.7k number2005: 2.8k number2006: 2.8k number2007: 2.8k number2008: 2.9k number2009: 2.8k number2010: 2.8k number2011: 2.8k number2012: 2.7k number2013: 2.7k number2014: 2.6k number2015: 2.6k number2016: 2.6k number2017: 2.6k number2018: 2.6k number2019: 2.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Tonga is 2,557 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Tonga peaked at 2,890 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2,557 number, in 2019.

That places Tonga 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 2,864 number 2,837 number 2,890 number 2
2000s 2,774 number 2,656 number 2,858 number 10
2010s 2,650 number 2,557 number 2,826 number 10

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 178 St. Lucia 4,484 number compare
  2. 179 Antigua and Barbuda 3,756 number compare
  3. 180 Micronesia, Federated States of 3,680 number compare
  4. 182 Dominica 2,299 number compare
  5. 183 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 2,110 number compare
  6. 184 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 1,785 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Tonga?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Tonga was 2,557 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 2,890 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 2,557 number in 2019.
How does Tonga rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Tonga ranks 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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
Last refreshed

Male 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/