Teachers in primary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: Teachers in primary education, male was 217 number in 2015. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2015, teachers in primary education, male in Tonga stood at 217 number.
The figure is down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Tonga peaked at 370 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 189 number, in 2011.
That places Tonga 172nd out of 196 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 350.5 number | 320 number | 370 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 298 number | 266 number | 331 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 244.4 number | 214 number | 281 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 244.75 number | 194 number | 313 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 202.8 number | 189 number | 217 number | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Tonga?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Tonga was 217 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 370 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 189 number in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 172nd out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/