Teachers in secondary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: Teachers in secondary education, male was 459 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Tonga is 459, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Tonga peaked at 960 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 246, in 1970.
That places Tonga 173rd out of 209 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 246 | — |
| 1984 | 470 | +91.1% |
| 1985 | 459 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 368 | -19.8% |
| 1990 | 421 | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 481 | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 960 | +99.6% |
| 1999 | 520 | -45.8% |
| 2000 | 500 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 524 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 487 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 449 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 447 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 448 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 470 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 465 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 489 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 450 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 459 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 246 | 246 | 246 | 1 |
| 1980s | 432.33 | 368 | 470 | 3 |
| 1990s | 595.5 | 421 | 960 | 4 |
| 2000s | 475.83 | 447 | 524 | 6 |
| 2010s | 466.6 | 450 | 489 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in Tonga?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in Tonga was 459 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 960 in 1998.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 246 in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 173rd out of 209 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release