Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Tonga
Tonga: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 178 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
178
Change on year
up 20.3%
World rank
180th
of 212 countries
All-time high
370
in 1970
All-time low
148
in 2023
Years of data
44
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2024
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 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 370 | — |
| 1971 | 366 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 346 | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 338 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 364 | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 320 | -12.1% |
| 1978 | 349 | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 351 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 283 | -19.4% |
| 1982 | 308 | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 331 | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 316 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 284 | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 266 | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 214 | -19.5% |
| 1991 | 233 | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 281 | +20.6% |
| 1993 | 259 | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 232 | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 243 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 256 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 237 | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 226 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 263 | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 235 | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 263 | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 233 | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 313 | +34.3% |
| 2004 | 312 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 194 | -37.8% |
| 2008 | 201 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 207 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 193 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 189 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 198 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 217 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 190 | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 210 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 169 | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 177 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 177 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 148 | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 178 | +20.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 178 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,188, 4% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 178 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,237, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,086 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 20 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,228 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,164 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 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 212 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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February 2026 Data Release