Secondary education, teachers in Tonga
Tonga: Secondary education, teachers was 57.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Tonga is 57.7%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Tonga peaked at 59.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1998.
Tonga ranks 106th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.5% | 42.5% | 42.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 44.9% | 53.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 31.5% | 49.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 48.7% | 54.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 52.7% | 59.7% | 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 secondary education, teachers in Tonga?
- Secondary education, teachers in Tonga was 57.7% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Tonga ranks 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2015.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.