Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0102 units per person in 2015. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0102 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2015.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0138 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 units per person, in 1970.
That places Tonga 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0051 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0.0087 units per person | +71.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0086 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0083 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0088 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0138 units per person | +57.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0099 units per person | -28.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0092 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0092 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0104 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 units per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.01 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Tonga?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Tonga was 0.0102 units per person in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0138 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 units per person in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2015.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.