Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary male in Tonga
Tonga: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary male was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Tonga, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Tonga stood at 98.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Tonga peaked at 99.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 1998.
That places Tonga 49th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74.8% | — |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +33.1% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +1.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 98.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.8%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 98.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.8% | 74.8% | 74.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 94.3% | 99.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 96.4% | 98.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 46 Azerbaijan 99.1% compare
- 47 Belarus 99.1% compare
- 48 Mozambique 99.0% compare
- 50 Niger 98.2% compare
- 51 El Salvador 98.2% compare
- 52 Singapore 98.2% 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Tonga?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Tonga was 98.9% 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 99.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Tonga ranks 49th out of 130 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 up 1.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release