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
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 1,274 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 1,274 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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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/