Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Tonga

Share of children out of school in Tonga in 2022 — 2.28%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 145. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 2.27 pp.

2022 2.28% −1.42 pp vs 2021
World rank 65of 145
Period maximum 22.41%1983
Period minimum 0.02%2019

Trend over time

1970–2022 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Tonga, 1970–2022010203019701976198219881994200020062012201820221970: 4.55%1971: 2.75%1972: 1.79%1974: 6.11%1975: 2.59%1978: 2.1%1982: 13.25%1983: 22.41%1984: 12.39%1985: 12.78%1986: 12.63%1990: 13.23%1993: 13.28%1998: 10.2%1999: 8.56%2004: 0.38%2005: 0.06%2006: 0.09%2012: 3.18%2013: 3.17%2015: 2.26%2018: 0.21%2019: 0.02%2020: 0.35%2021: 3.7%2022: 2.28%
Change over the period: −2.27 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tonga

Tonga 2.28%
World computed 7.01%
Share of children out of school — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 2.28 −1.42 pp
2021 3.7 +3.35 pp
2020 0.35 +0.32 pp
2019 0.02 −0.19 pp
2018 0.21
2015 2.26
2013 3.17 −0.01 pp
2012 3.18
2006 0.09 +0.03 pp
2005 0.06 −0.32 pp
2004 0.38
1999 8.56 −1.64 pp
1998 10.2
1993 13.28
1990 13.23
1986 12.63 −0.15 pp
1985 12.78 +0.39 pp
1984 12.39 −10.01 pp
1983 22.41 +9.15 pp
1982 13.25
1978 2.1
1975 2.59 −3.52 pp
1974 6.11
1972 1.79 −0.95 pp
1971 2.75 −1.8 pp
1970 4.55

Polynesia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.