Tonga: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 3.22 percentage points from 47.35% in 2015. Since 1975 it is up 41.9 percentage points from 8.67% in 1975. The World Bank has no value for 36 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2020, Tonga had the 61st highest value of the 69 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Tonga in the 2020 ranking

• Kuwait — 58th of 69: 62.14%
• Bahrain — 59th of 69: 55.74%
• Paraguay — 60th of 69: 51.32%
• Canada — 62nd of 69: 48.56%
• Türkiye — 63rd of 69: 39.12%
• Naoero — 64th of 69: 33.58%

What this measures

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 10 values

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in nearby economies

• Australia — 156.92% (2020)
• Brunei Darussalam — 63.11% (2020)
• Cambodia — 34.48% (2021)
• China — 93.58% (2021)
• Fiji — 30.46% (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 96.01% (2020)
• Indonesia — 59.13% (2018)
• Korea, Rep. — 91.88% (2020)
• Lao PDR — 49.94% (2021)
• Macao SAR, China

More education data for Tonga

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 15,644 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 108.79% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 818 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 110.66% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 107.14% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.95 (2020)

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Questions people ask

What is Tonga's school enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)?

50.58% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 41.9 percentage points from 8.67% in 1975. The highest value was 50.58% in 2020 and the lowest 8.67% in 1975.

How does Tonga rank?

61st highest of 69 economies with data for 2020.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRE.ENRR.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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