Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Tonga

Tonga: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 568 number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
568 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
179th
of 196 countries
All-time high
568 number
in 2015
All-time low
282 number
in 1971
Years of data
46
1970–2015

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Tonga, 1970–2015

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2015, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Tonga stood at 568 number. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Tonga peaked at 568 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 282 number, in 1971.

Tonga ranks 179th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Tonga, 1970 to 2015.
Year number Change
1970 288 number
1971 282 number -2.1%
1972 296 number +5.0%
1973 303 number +2.4%
1974 304 number +0.3%
1975 368 number +21.1%
1976 382.67 number +4.0%
1977 397.33 number +3.8%
1978 412 number +3.7%
1979 467 number +13.3%
1980 439.5 number -5.9%
1981 412 number -6.3%
1982 485 number +17.7%
1983 501 number +3.3%
1984 494 number -1.4%
1985 460 number -6.9%
1986 492 number +7.0%
1987 487.75 number -0.9%
1988 483.5 number -0.9%
1989 479.25 number -0.9%
1990 475 number -0.9%
1991 481 number +1.3%
1992 503 number +4.6%
1993 495 number -1.6%
1994 469 number -5.3%
1995 541 number +15.4%
1996 548 number +1.3%
1997 555 number +1.3%
1998 526 number -5.2%
1999 540 number +2.7%
2000 519 number -3.9%
2001 560 number +7.9%
2002 540 number -3.6%
2003 511 number -5.4%
2004 531 number +3.9%
2005 511 number -3.8%
2006 491 number -3.9%
2007 471 number -4.1%
2008 464 number -1.5%
2009 473 number +1.9%
2010 484 number +2.3%
2011 517 number +6.8%
2012 494.5 number -4.4%
2013 472 number -4.6%
2014 565 number +19.7%
2015 568 number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 350 number 282 number 467 number 10
1980s 473.4 number 412 number 501 number 10
1990s 513.3 number 469 number 555 number 10
2000s 507.1 number 464 number 560 number 10
2010s 516.75 number 472 number 568 number 6

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 176 Djibouti 707 number compare
  2. 177 Grenada 658 number compare
  3. 178 Sao Tome and Principe 655 number compare
  4. 180 Seychelles 541 number compare
  5. 181 Kiribati 535 number compare
  6. 182 Aruba 508 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Tonga?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Tonga was 568 number in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 568 number in 2015.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 282 number in 1971.
How does Tonga rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Tonga ranks 179th out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 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.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 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.