School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 2,490 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2,490 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
179th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3,013 number
in 1970
All-time low
2,275 number
in 1980
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga stood at 2,490 number.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga peaked at 3,013 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2,275 number, in 1980.
Tonga ranks 179th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,013 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,012 number | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,971 number | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 2,900 number | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 2,814 number | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 2,730 number | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 2,652 number | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 2,550 number | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 2,439 number | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 2,338 number | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 2,275 number | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 2,314 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 2,382 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2,456 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 2,631 number | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 2,592 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 2,659 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 2,741 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 2,811 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 2,833 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2,768 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 2,697 number | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 2,589 number | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 2,480 number | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 2,415 number | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 2,446 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2,524 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 2,638 number | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 2,750 number | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 2,810 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 2,760 number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2,709 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2,641 number | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 2,581 number | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2,564 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,627 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2,654 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,690 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2,722 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2,733 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,705 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,672 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2,605 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 2,550 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2,497 number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2,454 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2,450 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,464 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,485 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,498 number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,490 number | -0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,490 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,878 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,490 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60,392 number, 4% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,742 number | 2,338 number | 3,013 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,569 number | 2,275 number | 2,833 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,612 number | 2,415 number | 2,810 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,668 number | 2,564 number | 2,760 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,538 number | 2,450 number | 2,705 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,490 number | 2,490 number | 2,490 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga was 2,490 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3,013 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,275 number in 1980.
- How does Tonga rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Tonga ranks 179th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/