SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia vs Tonga: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
53.3%
in 2024
Tonga
57.7%
in 2015
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
110th
Tonga rank
112th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 57.7% against 53.3% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1970 it was SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 110th and Tonga ranks 112th of 221 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.8% | 42.5% | 2.3% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 1980s | 43.6% | 48.1% | 4.4% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 43.6% | 2.9% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 52.3% | 3.1% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 56.1% | 5.9% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 57.7% against 53.3% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Tonga?
- 4.4%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Tonga?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Tonga rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 110th and Tonga ranks 112th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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