ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) vs Tonga: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
51.0%
in 2024
Tonga
53.8%
in 2024
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank
28th
Tonga rank
28th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 53.8% against 51.0% in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ahead.

ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 28th and Tonga ranks 28th of 221 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 45.8% 21.1% 24.6% ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
2000s 46.6% 23.3% 23.3% ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
2020s 50.6% 53.8% 3.2% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 53.8% against 51.0% in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) and Tonga?
2.8%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) and Tonga?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) and Tonga rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 28th and Tonga ranks 28th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,643 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release