Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Tonga
Tonga: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 96.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Tonga, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 96.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Tonga peaked at 99.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 1998.
Tonga ranks 63rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 92.5% | 99.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 93.3% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Tonga?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Tonga was 96.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Tonga ranks 63rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release