Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Tonga
Gross tertiary enrolment in Tonga was 42.9% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Tonga, 2023
42.9%
Change from 2020
+21.6percentage points
World, 2023
43.2%
Position in 2023
79th of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Tonga over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tonga | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | – | 42.0% |
| 2021 | – | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | – | 38.7% |
| 2018 | – | 37.9% |
| 2017 | – | 37.5% |
| 2016 | – | 37.1% |
| 2015 | – | 36.6% |
| 2014 | – | 35.6% |
| 2013 | – | 33.1% |
| 2012 | – | 32.3% |
| 2011 | – | 31.1% |
| 2010 | – | 29.6% |
| 2009 | – | 28.3% |
| 2008 | – | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | – | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 21.3% in 2020, a change of +21.6 percentage points.
- Since 1979, when it was 1.8%, the figure has changed by +41.1 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Tonga has the 79th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 43.2%.
More for Tonga
All statistics for Tonga
Primary school enrolment (gross)
108.8%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
25.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.2%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
92.4%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
2.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
6.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS