Tonga vs UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Tonga
53.8%
in 2024
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)
49.0%
in 2024
Tonga rank
28th
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) rank
31st
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Tonga
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 53.8% against 49.0% in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1978 it was UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ahead.
Tonga ranks 28th and UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ranks 31st of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.3% | 34.5% | 3.2% | UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) |
| 1980s | 39.1% | 33.7% | 5.4% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 44.4% | 23.2% | UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 45.1% | 21.8% | UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 49.3% | 4.5% | 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, Tonga or UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- Tonga, at 53.8% against 49.0% in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Tonga and UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- 4.8%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Tonga ranks 28th and UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ranks 31st of 172 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release