Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Tonga
Tonga: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 14.55 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2015, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Tonga stood at 14.55.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Tonga peaked at 23.74 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9.74, in 1998.
That places Tonga 94th out of 190 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.74 | 23.74 | 23.74 | 1 |
| 1980s | 18.36 | 17 | 19.94 | 3 |
| 1990s | 14.75 | 9.74 | 17.73 | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.58 | 13.84 | 14.96 | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.14 | 13.3 | 14.88 | 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 pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Tonga?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Tonga was 14.55 in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 23.74 in 1970.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.74 in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Tonga ranks 94th out of 190 countries with data for 2015.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.