Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Tonga
Tonga: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 178 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Tonga, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Tonga recorded 178 for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled 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 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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% |
| 1976 | 329.67 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 339.33 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 349 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 351 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 317 | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 283 | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 308 | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 331 | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 316 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 284 | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 266 | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 253 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 240 | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 227 | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 214 | -5.7% |
| 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% |
| 2005 | 272.67 | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 233.33 | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 194 | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 201 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 207 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 193 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 189 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 193.5 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 198 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 217 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 208 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 199 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 190 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 210 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 169 | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 177 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 177 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 148 | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 178 | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 347.3 | 320 | 370 | 10 |
| 1980s | 282.5 | 227 | 331 | 10 |
| 1990s | 244.4 | 214 | 281 | 10 |
| 2000s | 246.4 | 194 | 313 | 10 |
| 2010s | 201.45 | 189 | 217 | 10 |
| 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
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 640 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,536 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 941 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Tonga?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Tonga was 178 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 370 in 1970.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 148 in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Tonga ranks 180th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 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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- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 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.