Tonga - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Tonga was 78.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 78.31 in 2020, while its lowest value was 43.52 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 43.77
1971 43.52
1972 46.11
1973 47.27
1974 45.51
1975 53.49
1978 54.14
1979 57.09
1981 59.28
1982 61.16
1983 60.22
1984 60.99
1985 61.83
1986 64.91
1990 68.94
1991 67.37
1992 64.16
1993 65.65
1994 66.90
1995 69.01
1996 68.16
1997 70.08
1998 69.95
1999 67.25
2000 68.83
2001 68.04
2002 69.86
2003 62.01
2004 62.99
2007 70.83
2008 69.77
2009 69.56
2010 71.49
2011 73.23
2013 70.45
2014 72.25
2015 72.36
2018 75.67
2019 74.14
2020 78.31

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs