Secondary education, teachers in Tonga
Tonga: Secondary education, teachers was 1,086 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Tonga, 1970–2015
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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
Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.