Secondary education, teachers in Tonga

Tonga: Secondary education, teachers was 1,086 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1,086
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
175th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1,402
in 1998
All-time low
428
in 1970
Years of data
19
1970–2015

Secondary education, teachers in Tonga, 1970–2015

4006008001.0k1.2k1.4k1970199220151970: 4281984: 8531985: 8401986: 7991990: 8321991: 8761998: 1.4k1999: 1.0k2000: 9932001: 1.0k2002: 1.0k2007: 9822008: 9872009: 9812010: 9932011: 1.0k2013: 1.1k2014: 1.1k2015: 1.1k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

Tonga recorded 1,086 for secondary education, teachers in 2015.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Tonga peaked at 1,402 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 428, in 1970.

Tonga ranks 175th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 428 428 428 1
1980s 830.67 799 853 3
1990s 1,029 832 1,402 4
2000s 996 981 1,021 6
2010s 1,066 993 1,116 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 172 Barbados 1,244 compare
  2. 173 Samoa 1,211 compare
  3. 174 Vanuatu 1,186 compare
  4. 176 Saint Lucia 1,037 compare
  5. 177 Kiribati 969 compare
  6. 178 Sao Tome and Principe 936 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers in Tonga?
Secondary education, teachers in Tonga was 1,086 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 1,402 in 1998.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 428 in 1970.
How does Tonga rank for secondary education, teachers?
Tonga ranks 175th out of 201 countries with data for 2015.
Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, teachers
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
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Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.