Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Tonga

Primary school enrollment in Tonga in 2015 — 85.9%. Ranked 107 in the world out of 135. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 1.7 pp.

2015 85.9% −9.8 pp vs 2013
World rank 107of 135
Period maximum 98.9%1984
Period minimum 85.9%2015

Trend over time

1970–2015 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Tonga, 1970–201585909510019701975198019851990199520002005201020151970: 87.7%1971: 88.9%1972: 94.8%1974: 89.4%1975: 97.3%1982: 98.7%1983: 90.2%1984: 98.9%1985: 97%1986: 96.8%1990: 92.3%1993: 92.6%1998: 93.7%1999: 90.5%2001: 98.7%2004: 95.4%2005: 98.8%2006: 98.7%2012: 95.8%2013: 95.7%2015: 85.9%
Change over the period: −1.7 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2015

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

Tonga 85.9%
World 89.2%
Primary school enrollment — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 85.9
2013 95.7 −0.1 pp
2012 95.8
2006 98.7 −0.1 pp
2005 98.8 +3.4 pp
2004 95.4
2001 98.7
1999 90.5 −3.2 pp
1998 93.7
1993 92.6
1990 92.3
1986 96.8 −0.2 pp
1985 97 −1.9 pp
1984 98.9 +8.7 pp
1983 90.2 −8.5 pp
1982 98.7
1975 97.3 +7.9 pp
1974 89.4
1972 94.8 +5.8 pp
1971 88.9 +1.3 pp
1970 87.7

Polynesia, 2015

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

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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