Teachers in primary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: Teachers in primary education, male was 178 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
178
Change on year
up 20.3%
World rank
180th
of 206 countries
All-time high
370
in 1970
All-time low
148
in 2023
Years of data
44
1970β2024
Teachers in primary education, male in Tonga, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 178 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.3% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Tonga peaked at 370 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 148, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 180th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 350.5 | 320 | 370 | 8 |
| 1980s | 298 | 266 | 331 | 6 |
| 1990s | 244.4 | 214 | 281 | 10 |
| 2000s | 244.75 | 194 | 313 | 8 |
| 2010s | 202 | 189 | 217 | 7 |
| 2020s | 169.8 | 148 | 178 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 177 French Guiana 209 compare
- 178 Marshall Islands 186 compare
- 179 American Samoa 183 compare
- 181 Grenada 149 compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 147 compare
- 183 Bahamas 133 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 primary education, male in Tonga?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Tonga was 178 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 370 in 1970.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 148 in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release