Tonga vs UIS: World: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female
Tonga
95.6%
in 2024
UIS: World
89.5%
in 2024
Tonga rank
69th
UIS: World rank
71st
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female over time
- Tonga
- UIS: World
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 95.6% against 89.5% in UIS: World, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times UIS: World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 69th and UIS: World ranks 71st of 113 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | UIS: World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.2% | 91.5% | 0.7% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 90.5% | 7.2% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female, Tonga or UIS: World?
- Tonga, at 95.6% against 89.5% in UIS: World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female between Tonga and UIS: World?
- 6.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and UIS: World?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and UIS: World rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- Tonga ranks 69th and UIS: World ranks 71st of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release