Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0102 units per person in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0102 units per person for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in 2015.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0138 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 units per person, in 1970.
That places Tonga 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0051 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0.0087 units per person | +71.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0086 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0083 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0088 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0138 units per person | +57.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0099 units per person | -28.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0092 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0092 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0104 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 units per person | -2.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0102 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0102 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 units per person, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +71.7% | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0087 units per person |
| 1998 | +57.7% | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0138 units per person |
| 1999 | -28.7% | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0099 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.01 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tonga?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tonga was 0.0102 units per person in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0138 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 units per person in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Tonga ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.