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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Tonga

Tonga: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.002 number per person in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.002 number per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
51st
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0044 number per person
in 1970
All-time low
0.0018 number per person
in 2011
Years of data
37
1970–2015

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Tonga, 1970–2015

00.0010.0020.0030.0041970199220151970: 0.004 number per person1971: 0.004 number per person1972: 0.004 number per person1973: 0.004 number per person1974: 0.004 number per person1975: 0.003 number per person1978: 0.004 number per person1979: 0.004 number per person1981: 0.003 number per person1982: 0.003 number per person1983: 0.003 number per person1984: 0.003 number per person1985: 0.003 number per person1986: 0.003 number per person1990: 0.002 number per person1991: 0.002 number per person1992: 0.003 number per person1993: 0.003 number per person1994: 0.002 number per person1995: 0.002 number per person1996: 0.003 number per person1997: 0.002 number per person1998: 0.002 number per person1999: 0.003 number per person2000: 0.002 number per person2001: 0.003 number per person2002: 0.002 number per person2003: 0.003 number per person2004: 0.003 number per person2007: 0.002 number per person2008: 0.002 number per person2009: 0.002 number per person2010: 0.002 number per person2011: 0.002 number per person2013: 0.002 number per person2014: 0.002 number per person2015: 0.002 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Tonga is 0.002 number per person, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0044 number per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 number per person, in 2011.

That places Tonga 51st out of 196 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Tonga, year by year

Year number per person Change
1970 0.0044 number per person —
1971 0.0043 number per person -2.8%
1972 0.004 number per person -7.0%
1973 0.0038 number per person -3.9%
1974 0.004 number per person +5.5%
1975 0.0034 number per person -14.3%
1978 0.0036 number per person +4.4%
1979 0.0036 number per person +0.2%
1981 0.0029 number per person -19.7%
1982 0.0031 number per person +8.8%
1983 0.0034 number per person +7.4%
1984 0.0032 number per person -4.5%
1985 0.0029 number per person -10.1%
1986 0.0027 number per person -6.4%
1990 0.0021 number per person -20.9%
1991 0.0023 number per person +8.7%
1992 0.0028 number per person +20.4%
1993 0.0026 number per person -7.9%
1994 0.0023 number per person -10.5%
1995 0.0024 number per person +4.7%
1996 0.0026 number per person +5.3%
1997 0.0024 number per person -7.8%
1998 0.0022 number per person -5.3%
1999 0.0026 number per person +15.6%
2000 0.0023 number per person -11.2%
2001 0.0025 number per person +11.3%
2002 0.0022 number per person -11.9%
2003 0.003 number per person +33.6%
2004 0.003 number per person -0.9%
2007 0.0018 number per person -38.8%
2008 0.0019 number per person +3.3%
2009 0.0019 number per person +2.8%
2010 0.0018 number per person -6.9%
2011 0.0018 number per person -2.2%
2013 0.0018 number per person +5.2%
2014 0.002 number per person +10.1%
2015 0.002 number per person +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0039 number per person 0.0034 number per person 0.0044 number per person 8
1980s 0.003 number per person 0.0027 number per person 0.0034 number per person 6
1990s 0.0024 number per person 0.0021 number per person 0.0028 number per person 10
2000s 0.0023 number per person 0.0018 number per person 0.003 number per person 8
2010s 0.0019 number per person 0.0018 number per person 0.002 number per person 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 48 Madagascar 0.0021 number per person compare
  2. 49 Burundi 0.0021 number per person compare
  3. 50 Tuvalu 0.0021 number per person compare
  4. 52 Burkina Faso 0.002 number per person compare
  5. 53 Syria 0.002 number per person compare
  6. 54 Papua New Guinea 0.002 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Tonga?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Tonga was 0.002 number per person in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 0.0044 number per person in 1970.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 number per person in 2011.
How does Tonga rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Tonga ranks 51st out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (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 primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.