School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga
Tonga: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 1,216 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga is 1,216 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga peaked at 1,457 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,098 number, in 1980.
That places Tonga 179th out of 202 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.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,457 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,455 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,435 number | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 1,400 number | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 1,359 number | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 1,319 number | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 1,281 number | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 1,232 number | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 1,177 number | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 1,128 number | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 1,098 number | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 1,117 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1,151 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1,187 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1,272 number | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 1,251 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1,284 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1,324 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1,356 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1,364 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1,329 number | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 1,291 number | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 1,236 number | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 1,182 number | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 1,150 number | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1,166 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1,211 number | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1,273 number | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 1,333 number | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 1,367 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1,344 number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1,315 number | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1,278 number | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,244 number | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1,233 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1,263 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,276 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,293 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,307 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,310 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,296 number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1,281 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,245 number | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1,216 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,185 number | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1,158 number | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,163 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,180 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,201 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,217 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,216 number | -0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1,216 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1,216 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,862 number, 4% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,324 number | 1,128 number | 1,457 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,240 number | 1,098 number | 1,364 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,254 number | 1,150 number | 1,367 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,286 number | 1,233 number | 1,344 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,214 number | 1,158 number | 1,296 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,216 number | 1,216 number | 1,216 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 1,216 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 1,457 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 1,098 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 6.2%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female 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/