Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga

Tonga: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 97.5% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
97.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
64th
of 205 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1970
All-time low
92.0%
in 2004
Years of data
25
1970–2015

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga, 1970–2015

0204060801001970199220151970: 99 %1971: 97.2 %1972: 97.3 %1973: 96 %1974: 94.3 %1975: 94.1 %1978: 96.7 %1981: 95.1 %1982: 95.7 %1983: 96.7 %1984: 96.7 %1985: 96.1 %1986: 96.6 %1990: 94.1 %1991: 93.3 %1993: 94 %1998: 95.8 %1999: 93.9 %2001: 94.1 %2003: 92.9 %2004: 92 %2012: 98.1 %2013: 97.3 %2014: 96.8 %2015: 97.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2015, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga stood at 97.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga peaked at 99.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2004.

Tonga ranks 64th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Tonga, 1970 to 2015.
Year % Change
1970 99.0% —
1971 97.2% -1.8%
1972 97.3% +0.1%
1973 96.0% -1.3%
1974 94.3% -1.8%
1975 94.1% -0.2%
1978 96.7% +2.7%
1981 95.1% -1.6%
1982 95.7% +0.6%
1983 96.7% +1.1%
1984 96.7% -0.0%
1985 96.1% -0.6%
1986 96.6% +0.5%
1990 94.1% -2.6%
1991 93.3% -0.8%
1993 94.0% +0.7%
1998 95.8% +1.9%
1999 93.9% -2.0%
2001 94.1% +0.2%
2003 92.9% -1.3%
2004 92.0% -1.0%
2012 98.1% +6.6%
2013 97.3% -0.9%
2014 96.8% -0.5%
2015 97.5% +0.7%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 97.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 97.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.6%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 96.4% 94.1% 99.0% 7
1980s 96.1% 95.1% 96.7% 6
1990s 94.2% 93.3% 95.8% 5
2000s 93.0% 92.0% 94.1% 3
2010s 97.4% 96.8% 98.1% 4

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 61 Kuwait 97.6% compare
  2. 62 Burkina Faso 97.6% compare
  3. 63 Vanuatu 97.6% compare
  4. 65 Vietnam 97.4% compare
  5. 66 Madagascar 97.4% compare
  6. 67 Ghana 97.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tonga was 97.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1970.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2004.
How does Tonga rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Tonga ranks 64th out of 205 countries with data for 2015.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.