Primary education, teachers in Tonga
Tonga: Primary education, teachers was 78.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Tonga, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Tonga stood at 78.2%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Tonga peaked at 81.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1971.
Tonga ranks 94th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.9% | 43.5% | 57.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 61.4% | 59.3% | 64.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 67.7% | 64.2% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 62.0% | 70.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 70.4% | 75.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 78.1% | 81.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 818 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 107.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 33,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Tonga?
- Primary education, teachers in Tonga was 78.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1971.
- How does Tonga rank for primary education, teachers?
- Tonga ranks 94th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.