Secondary education, teachers, female in Tonga
Tonga: Secondary education, teachers, female was 627 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Tonga recorded 627 for secondary education, teachers, female in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Tonga peaked at 666 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 182, in 1970.
That places Tonga 170th out of 198 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 182 | — |
| 1984 | 383 | +110.4% |
| 1985 | 381 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 431 | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 411 | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 395 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 442 | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 486 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 493 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 497 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 525 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 533 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 540 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 533 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 523 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 556 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 627 | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 666 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 627 | -5.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 627 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,041, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 627 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,512, 18% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, female in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +110.4% | 182 | 383 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 182 | 182 | 182 | 1 |
| 1980s | 398.33 | 381 | 431 | 3 |
| 1990s | 433.5 | 395 | 486 | 4 |
| 2000s | 520.17 | 493 | 540 | 6 |
| 2010s | 599.8 | 523 | 666 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 167 Solomon Islands 718 compare
- 168 Samoa 706 compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 640 compare
- 171 Kiribati 609 compare
- 171 Somalia 609 compare
- 173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 604 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 secondary education, teachers, female in Tonga?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Tonga was 627 in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 666 in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 182 in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Tonga ranks 170th out of 198 countries with data for 2015.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.