School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga

Tonga: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 1,274 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,274 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
179th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1,557 number
in 1971
All-time low
1,177 number
in 1980
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga, 1970–2020

05001.0k1.5k197019952020

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 1,274 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tonga peaked at 1,557 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,177 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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Tonga, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1,556 number —
1971 1,557 number +0.1%
1972 1,536 number -1.3%
1973 1,500 number -2.3%
1974 1,455 number -3.0%
1975 1,411 number -3.0%
1976 1,371 number -2.8%
1977 1,318 number -3.9%
1978 1,262 number -4.2%
1979 1,210 number -4.1%
1980 1,177 number -2.7%
1981 1,197 number +1.7%
1982 1,231 number +2.8%
1983 1,269 number +3.1%
1984 1,359 number +7.1%
1985 1,341 number -1.3%
1986 1,375 number +2.5%
1987 1,417 number +3.1%
1988 1,455 number +2.7%
1989 1,469 number +1.0%
1990 1,439 number -2.0%
1991 1,406 number -2.3%
1992 1,353 number -3.8%
1993 1,298 number -4.1%
1994 1,265 number -2.5%
1995 1,280 number +1.2%
1996 1,313 number +2.6%
1997 1,365 number +4.0%
1998 1,417 number +3.8%
1999 1,443 number +1.8%
2000 1,416 number -1.9%
2001 1,394 number -1.6%
2002 1,363 number -2.2%
2003 1,337 number -1.9%
2004 1,331 number -0.4%
2005 1,364 number +2.5%
2006 1,378 number +1.0%
2007 1,397 number +1.4%
2008 1,415 number +1.3%
2009 1,423 number +0.6%
2010 1,409 number -1.0%
2011 1,391 number -1.3%
2012 1,360 number -2.2%
2013 1,334 number -1.9%
2014 1,312 number -1.6%
2015 1,296 number -1.2%
2016 1,287 number -0.7%
2017 1,284 number -0.2%
2018 1,284 number +0.0%
2019 1,281 number -0.2%
2020 1,274 number -0.5%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 1,274 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 1,274 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,531 number, 4% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,418 number 1,210 number 1,557 number 10
1980s 1,329 number 1,177 number 1,469 number 10
1990s 1,358 number 1,265 number 1,443 number 10
2000s 1,382 number 1,331 number 1,423 number 10
2010s 1,324 number 1,281 number 1,409 number 10
2020s 1,274 number 1,274 number 1,274 number 1

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 176 Malta 2,251 number compare
  2. 177 Kiribati 1,521 number compare
  3. 178 Barbados 1,516 number compare
  4. 180 Micronesia (country) 1,222 number compare
  5. 181 Saint Lucia 1,130 number compare
  6. 182 Curacao 1,055 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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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 1,274 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 1,557 number in 1971.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 1,177 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 9.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Male 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/