North America vs Tonga: Primary education, pupils, per capita

North America
0.0687 units per person
in 2024
Tonga
0.1502 units per person
in 2024
North America rank
36th
Tonga rank
34th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • North America
  • Tonga
0.050.10.150.2197019972024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.1502 units per person against 0.0687 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0815 units per person.

That makes Tonga's figure about 2.2 times North America's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 36th and Tonga ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0996 units per person 0.1985 units per person 0.0988 units per person Tonga
1980s 0.0867 units per person 0.1747 units per person 0.088 units per person Tonga
1990s 0.0894 units per person 0.1659 units per person 0.0765 units per person Tonga
2000s 0.0828 units per person 0.1617 units per person 0.0789 units per person Tonga
2010s 0.0761 units per person 0.1602 units per person 0.0841 units per person Tonga
2020s 0.0703 units per person 0.1558 units per person 0.0855 units per person Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, North America or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.1502 units per person against 0.0687 units per person in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between North America and Tonga?
0.0815 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Tonga?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do North America and Tonga rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
North America ranks 36th and Tonga ranks 34th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.