| Literacy rate (1996) | 74.9% |
| Illiterate population | 19,000 |
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| 1. Literacy rate (15 years and above) |
| 1990 | 1996 | Percentage points change | |
| Total | ... | 74.9 | ... |
| Female |
... |
89.5 | ... |
| Male | ... | 64.3 | ... |
| Rural | ... | ... | ... |
| Urban | ... | ... | ... |
| 2. Illiterate population (15 years and above, in thousands) |
| 1990 | 1996 | Change | |
| Total | ... | 19 | ... |
| Female |
... |
3 | ... |
| Male | ... | 16 | ... |
| Rural | ... | ... | ... |
| Urban | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. Literacy rate (15-24 age group) |
| 1990 | 1996 | Percentage points change | |
| Total | ... | 99.6 | ... |
| Female |
... |
100.0 | ... |
| Male | ... | 99.2 | ... |
| Rural | ... | ... | ... |
| Urban | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. Illiterate population (15-24 age group, in thousands) |
| 1990 | 1996 | Change | |
| Total | ... | 0.08 | ... |
| Female |
... |
0 | ... |
| Male | ... | 0.08 | ... |
| Rural | ... | ... | ... |
| Urban | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. Definition of literacy |
| Can both read and write with understanding - a short statement on his or her everyday life in English and Tongan or in English only or Tongan only. |
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