Tonga: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

Since 1970 it is up 291.18% from 102 in 1970 (3.08% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 18 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2015, Tonga's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 16.4% on 2014 (from 477 to 399).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2014), the average change was +17.7% and a typical year strayed about 47.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 185.3% in 1971 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.8% in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Tonga in the 2015 ranking

• Ethiopia — 2nd of 6: 352,134
• Kuwait — 3rd of 6: 7,275
• Vanuatu — 4th of 6: 500
• Dominica — 6th of 6: 0

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 28 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 5,257 (2018)
• China — 15.93 million (2018)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 7,495 (2018)
• Indonesia — 4.9 million (2018)
• Korea, Rep. — 293,568 (2017)
• Lao PDR — 7,065 (2018)
• Macao SAR, China — 936 (2018)
• Malaysia — 285,095 (2018)
• Mongolia — 30,181 (2018)
• Myanmar — 7,348 (2018)

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 secondary education, vocational pupils?

399 in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 291.18% from 102 in 1970 (3.08% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,121 in 2004 and the lowest 102 in 1970.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Tonga?

In 2015, Tonga's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 16.4% on 2014 (from 477 to 399). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2014), the average change was +17.7% and a typical year strayed about 47.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

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.SEC.ENRL.VO, 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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