Tonga vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Tonga
57.7%
in 2015
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
52.8%
in 2023
Tonga rank
112th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
113th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Tonga
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 57.7% against 52.8% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 112th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 113th of 210 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.5% | 28.0% | 14.5% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 34.0% | 14.1% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 39.9% | 3.7% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 44.4% | 7.8% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 47.9% | 8.3% | 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, Tonga or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Tonga, at 57.7% against 52.8% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Tonga and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 4.9%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Tonga and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Tonga ranks 112th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 113th of 210 countries.
- 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