Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tonga
Tonga: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1975
All-time low
99.0%
in 2022
Years of data
12
1975–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tonga, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tonga is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tonga peaked at 100.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2022.
Tonga ranks 2nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 100.0% | — |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 Kenya 111.7% compare
- 2 Afghanistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 2 Albania 100.0% compare
- 2 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
- 2 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 2 Congo 100.0% compare
- 2 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 2 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 2 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 2 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 2 Georgia 100.0% compare
- 2 Iraq 100.0% compare
- 2 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 2 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 2 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 2 Niue 100.0% compare
- 2 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
- 2 French Polynesia 100.0% compare
- 2 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 2 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 2 Saint Helena 100.0% compare
- 2 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 2 Tokelau 100.0% compare
- 2 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
- 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
More education data for Tonga
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,086 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 20 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,228 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,164 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tonga?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tonga was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Tonga ranks 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release