Tonga: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

Since 1978 it is up 80.1% from 0.84 in 1978 (1.32% a year on average, compounded). 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 2023, Tonga had the 4th highest value of the 36 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 2023 ranking

• St. Lucia — 1st of 36: 1.53
• Iceland — 2nd of 36: 1.52
• Argentina — 4th of 36: 1.45
• Tunisia — 5th of 36: 1.45
• South Africa — 6th of 36: 1.42

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.

Limitations: The gross enrolment ratio is a general measure of participation in tertiary education. However, it does not account for variations in the duration of programs between countries or across different levels of education and fields of study. While it is somewhat standardized by measuring it relative to a 5-year age group for all countries, it may still underestimate participation, particularly in countries with underdeveloped tertiary education systems or where offerings are limited to initial tertiary programs, which are typically shorter than 5 years in duration.

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

All 10 values

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Australia — 1.31 (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 1.35 (2023)
• Cambodia — 1.11 (2024)
• China — 1.14 (2024)
• Fiji — 1.22 (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.09 (2024)
• Indonesia — 1.2 (2023)
• Japan — 0.97 (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 0.89 (2024)

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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

1.51 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1978?

It is up 80.1% from 0.84 in 1978 (1.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.54 in 2020 and the lowest 0.67 in 1979.

How does Tonga rank?

4th highest of 36 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.TERT.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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