Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Tonga
Tonga: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 191 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Tonga, 1975β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Tonga stood at 191.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Tonga peaked at 214 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1975.
Tonga ranks 170th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1990s | 101.5 | 86 | 117 | 2 |
| 2000s | 103 | 103 | 103 | 1 |
| 2010s | 183.33 | 167 | 214 | 3 |
| 2020s | 189.8 | 169 | 205 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 167 Djibouti 252 compare
- 168 St. Lucia 230 compare
- 169 Guinea-Bissau 212 compare
- 171 Seychelles 185 compare
- 172 Dominica 184 compare
- 173 Andorra, Principality of 151 compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Tonga?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Tonga was 191 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 214 in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1975.
- How does Tonga rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Tonga ranks 170th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release