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Tonga - Trained teachers in primary education

Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers) in Tonga was 93.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 99.58 in 2013, while its lowest value was 91.55 in 2015.

Definition: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.

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

Year	Value
1998	92.59
2013	99.58
2014	96.81
2015	91.55
2018	94.42
2019	92.36
2020	93.44

Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers) in Tonga was 96.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 99.49 in 2013, while its lowest value was 74.78 in 1998.

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

Year	Value
1998	74.78
2013	99.49
2014	97.70
2015	94.93
2018	96.32
2019	94.29
2020	96.45

Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers) in Tonga was 94.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 99.55 in 2013, while its lowest value was 87.23 in 1998.

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

Year	Value
1998	87.23
2013	99.55
2014	97.06
2015	92.48
2018	94.88
2019	92.86
2020	94.09

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs