Actual value and historical data chart for Tonga Literacy Rate Adult Total Percent Of People Ages 15 And Above

Historical dataset showing Tonga literacy rate by year from 1976 to 2021.

Graph and download economic data for Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Tonga (SEADTLITRZSTON) from 1976 to 2021 about Tonga, literacy, adult, and rate.

Tonga TO: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 data was reported at 99.437 % in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 99.425 % for 2006. Tonga TO: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 99.431 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2011, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.819 % in 1976 and a record low of 99.309 % in 1996. Tonga TO: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tonga – Table TO.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Actual value and historical data chart for Tonga Literacy Rate Youth Female Percent Of Females Ages 15 24

Adult literacy rate of Tonga dropped by 6.28% from 97.2 % in 2016 to 91.1 % in 2019. Since the 0.37% growth in 2011, adult literacy rate slumped by 8.39% in 2019. Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.

Tonga TO: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 99.434 % in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 99.083 % for 2006. Tonga TO: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 99.258 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2011, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.526 % in 1976 and a record low of 98.976 % in 1996. Tonga TO: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tonga – Table TO.World Bank: Education Statistics. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Time series data for the statistic Literacy_Rate_Adult_Total and country Tonga. Indicator Definition:Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.The statistic "Literacy Rate Adult Total" stands at 91.05 percent as of 12/31/2019, the lowest value at least since 12/31/1977, the period currently displayed. Regarding the Three-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -6.10 percentage points compared to the value three years prior.The 3 year change in percentage points is -6.10.The Serie's long term average value is 97.52 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2019, is 6.47 percentage points lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2019, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2019, is +0.0.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/1976, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2019, is -8.54.

Adult literacy rate of Tonga jumped by 9.17% from 91.05 % in 2019 to 99.40 % in 2021. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.

Actual value and historical data chart for Tonga Elderly Literacy Rate Population 65 Years Male Percent

The average for 2021 based on 3 countries was 95.87 percent. The highest value was in Tonga: 99.4 percent and the lowest value was in Vanuatu: 89.1 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Tonga TO: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data was reported at 1.001 Ratio in 2011. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.003 Ratio for 2006. Tonga TO: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 1.001 Ratio from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2011, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.003 Ratio in 2006 and a record low of 1.000 Ratio in 1976. Tonga TO: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tonga – Table TO.World Bank: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

The average for 2021 based on 4 countries was 97.7 percent. The highest value was in Tonga: 99.3 percent and the lowest value was in Fiji: 96.11 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Tonga was reported at 1.002 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tonga - Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Abstract

The 2009 Tonga Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) was conducted in a sample of 1,203 students from 60 randomly-selected primary schools in the Kingdom of Tonga. The Tonga EGRA was carried out in November, 2009 by consultants and staff of the Ministry of Education, Women's Affairs and Culture (MEWAC) with financial support from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), and the Education for All - Fast Track Initiative (EFA-FTI). Technical assistance and management support was provided by the World Bank.

The Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) is an oral student assessment designed to measure the most basic foundation skills for literacy acquisition in the early grades: recognizing letters of the alphabet, reading simple words, understanding sentences and paragraphs, and listening with comprehension.

The USAID Education Data for Decision Making (EdData II) project developed the EGRA methodology and has applied it in 11 countries and 19 languages. It has been adopted and used by other implementing partners in more than 30 other countries and more than 60 other languages. Data from EGRA have been used for feedback on teacher practice in rigorous but easy-to-understand ways. Many countries have shown an interest in using it as a springboard to improve reading, and have gone on to redesign their teacher training around reading.

Geographic coverage

National representative

Analysis unit

student, teacher, clusters of schools

Universe

All primary schools in the country.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Random stratification of schools by district; random selection of students among all classrooms in a grade tested.

On October 12 and 13, 2009, a series of preparatory meetings took place to discuss the scope and purpose of the survey. MEWAC was mainly interested in generating baseline data on average reading skills in Classes 1 to 3 to (a) identify areas where additional instruction is needed, to (b) inform the establishment of reference reading standards that can help educators monitor student's reading progression throughout the school year. With advice from the World Bank, MEWAC chose a national representative sample with contrast groups according to class level (Classes 1, 2, and 3). The final sample design did not incorporate contrast groups by school type and regions, thus, survey results can only suggest estimates by class level and gender.

The target population was defined as students enrolled in Classes 1 to 3 in primary schools implementing the national curriculum in Tongan language. Using the 2008 School Census completed in March of 2009 as a sample frame, a sample of 60 schools was selected using a stratified random design with proportional allocation based on school type -single-class (SCT), composite-class (CCT), and multi-class (MCT)- and region, to ensure all school types and regions would have a probability of selection equal to their actual distribution in the country. The final sample consisted of 1,203 students -607 girls and 596 boys- which reflects the gender parity characteristics of the target population.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Tonga EGRA Student test, student questionnaire, teacher questionnaire, classroom observation snapshot.

Cleaning operations

Data entry took place between January 25 and February 05, 2010.

Response rate

For the 171 teachers surveyed, the overall response rates to the survey items are above 86%. For the 1,203 students in the sample, the overall survey response rates are above 93%.

TO：非文盲率：年轻人：占15-24岁人群百分比在12-01-2011达99.437%，相较于12-01-2006的99.425%有所增长。TO：非文盲率：年轻人：占15-24岁人群百分比数据按年更新，12-01-1976至12-01-2011期间平均值为99.431%，共4份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-1976，达99.819%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1996，为99.309%。CEIC提供的TO：非文盲率：年轻人：占15-24岁人群百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的汤加 – 表 TO.世行.WDI：教育统计。