Teachers in secondary education, male in Tonga
Tonga: Teachers in secondary education, male was 459 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Tonga is 459 number, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 246 number, in 1970.
Tonga ranks 166th of 190 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, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 246 number | — |
| 1984 | 470 number | +91.1% |
| 1985 | 459 number | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 368 number | -19.8% |
| 1990 | 421 number | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 481 number | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 960 number | +99.6% |
| 1999 | 520 number | -45.8% |
| 2000 | 500 number | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 524 number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 487 number | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 449 number | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 447 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 448 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 470 number | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 465 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 489 number | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 450 number | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 459 number | +2.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 459 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,103 number, 3% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 459 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,434 number, 8% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +99.6% | 481 number | 960 number |
| 1984 | +91.1% | 246 number | 470 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 246 number | 246 number | 246 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 432.33 number | 368 number | 470 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 595.5 number | 421 number | 960 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 475.83 number | 447 number | 524 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 466.6 number | 450 number | 489 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in Tonga?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in Tonga was 459 number 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 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 246 number in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- Tonga ranks 166th out of 190 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
Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/