Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Tonga
Tonga: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 1,086 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Tonga is 1,086, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Tonga peaked at 1,402 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 428, in 1970.
That places Tonga 175th out of 201 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 428 | — |
| 1984 | 853 | +99.3% |
| 1985 | 840 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 799 | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 807.25 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 815.5 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 823.75 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 832 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 876 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1,402 | +60.0% |
| 1999 | 1,006 | -28.2% |
| 2000 | 993 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1,021 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1,012 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 982 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 987 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 981 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 993 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,021 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1,068 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1,116 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1,116 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,086 | -2.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1,086 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34,286, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1,086 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,892, 11% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 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 | +99.3% | 428 | 853 |
| 1998 | +60.0% | 876 | 1,402 |
| 1999 | -28.2% | 1,402 | 1,006 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 428 | 428 | 428 | 1 |
| 1980s | 823.08 | 799 | 853 | 6 |
| 1990s | 1,029 | 832 | 1,402 | 4 |
| 2000s | 996 | 981 | 1,021 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,067 | 993 | 1,116 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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, gaps filled in Tonga?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Tonga was 1,086 in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,402 in 1998.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 428 in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Tonga ranks 175th out of 201 countries with data for 2015.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 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 — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary 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
Secondary education, teachers with 719 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 — these are filled holes, not forecasts.