ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) vs Tonga: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
69.2%
in 2024
Tonga
78.2%
in 2024
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
101st
Tonga rank
99th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 78.2% against 69.2% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 101st and Tonga ranks 99th of 221 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.1% | 48.9% | 8.8% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 61.4% | 19.5% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 67.7% | 18.5% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 67.7% | 12.8% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 72.8% | 11.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 78.9% | 10.9% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 78.2% against 69.2% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Tonga?
- 9.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Tonga?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Tonga rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 101st and Tonga ranks 99th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are 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