Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Tonga
Tonga: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) was 627 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 627 for teachers in secondary education, female in 2015.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Tonga peaked at 666 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 182, in 1970.
Tonga ranks 172nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 182 | — |
| 1984 | 383 | +110.4% |
| 1985 | 381 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 431 | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 411 | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 395 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 442 | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 486 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 493 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 497 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 525 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 533 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 540 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 533 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 523 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 556 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 627 | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 666 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 627 | -5.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 627 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,041, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 627 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,512, 18% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, female (number) 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 | +110.4% | 182 | 383 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 182 | 182 | 182 | 1 |
| 1980s | 398.33 | 381 | 431 | 3 |
| 1990s | 433.5 | 395 | 486 | 4 |
| 2000s | 520.17 | 493 | 540 | 6 |
| 2010s | 599.8 | 523 | 666 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 169 Solomon Islands 718 compare
- 170 Samoa 706 compare
- 171 Antigua and Barbuda 640 compare
- 173 Kiribati 609 compare
- 173 Somalia 609 compare
- 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 604 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 secondary education, female in Tonga?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Tonga was 627 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 666 in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 182 in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Tonga ranks 172nd out of 210 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release