Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Tonga
Tonga: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 818 in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Tonga, 1970β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Tonga recorded 818 for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Tonga peaked at 843 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 641, in 1973.
That places Tonga 182nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 705.5 | 641 | 818 | 10 |
| 1980s | 764.6 | 695 | 832 | 10 |
| 1990s | 757.7 | 689 | 804 | 10 |
| 2000s | 762.6 | 665 | 843 | 10 |
| 2010s | 759.5 | 670 | 816 | 10 |
| 2020s | 806.2 | 779 | 818 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 179 St. Lucia 1,067 compare
- 180 United States Virgin Islands 1,025 compare
- 181 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1,018 compare
- 183 Guam 775 compare
- 184 Micronesia, Federated States of 774 compare
- 185 Kiribati 734 compare
More education data for Tonga
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 818 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Tonga?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Tonga was 818 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 843 in 2004.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 641 in 1973.
- How does Tonga rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Tonga ranks 182nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.