Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Tonga
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Tonga was 42.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is the 105th highest of 133 countries in 2020.
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Tonga, 1970 to 2023
All 13 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 42.9 |
| 2020 | 21.3 |
| 2003 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 6.1 |
| 2001 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | 5.4 |
| 1999 | 3.4 |
| 1985 | 6.9 |
| 1984 | 6.8 |
| 1981 | 7.1 |
| 1979 | 1.8 |
| 1978 | 2.1 |
| 1970 | 0 |
Rankings
- Countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
- EU countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
Definition
Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.
How to cite
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Tonga?
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Tonga was 42.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is the 105th highest of 133 countries in 2020.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Tonga?
42.9% in 2023, the highest value since 1970 in this series.