Teachers in primary education, female in Tonga

Tonga: Teachers in primary education, female was 568 number in 2015. β–² 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
37
1970–2015

Teachers in primary education, female in Tonga, 1970–2015

02004006001970199220151970: 288 number1971: 282 number1972: 296 number1973: 303 number1974: 304 number1975: 368 number1978: 412 number1979: 467 number1981: 412 number1982: 485 number1983: 501 number1984: 494 number1985: 460 number1986: 492 number1990: 475 number1991: 481 number1992: 503 number1993: 495 number1994: 469 number1995: 541 number1996: 548 number1997: 555 number1998: 526 number1999: 540 number2000: 519 number2001: 560 number2002: 540 number2003: 511 number2004: 531 number2007: 471 number2008: 464 number2009: 473 number2010: 484 number2011: 517 number2013: 472 number2014: 565 number2015: 568 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 568 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

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

That places Tonga 179th out of 196 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 340 number 282 number 467 number 8
1980s 474 number 412 number 501 number 6
1990s 513.3 number 469 number 555 number 10
2000s 508.62 number 464 number 560 number 8
2010s 521.2 number 472 number 568 number 5

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

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

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All data for Tonga β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female in Tonga?
Teachers in primary education, female in Tonga was 568 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 568 number in 2015.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 282 number in 1971.
How does Tonga rank for teachers in primary education, female?
Tonga ranks 179th out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.