Malaysia vs Tonga: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Malaysia
0.0077 units per person
in 2024
Tonga
0.0079 units per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
25th
Tonga rank
24th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Malaysia
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.0079 units per person against 0.0077 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tonga ahead.

Malaysia ranks 25th and Tonga ranks 24th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0052 units per person 0.0079 units per person 0.0027 units per person Tonga
1980s 0.0058 units per person 0.0079 units per person 0.0021 units per person Tonga
1990s 0.0068 units per person 0.0075 units per person 0.0007 units per person Tonga
2000s 0.0074 units per person 0.0073 units per person 0.0001 units per person Malaysia
2010s 0.0087 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.0016 units per person Malaysia
2020s 0.0075 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0002 units per person Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Malaysia or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.0079 units per person against 0.0077 units per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Malaysia and Tonga?
0.0002 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tonga?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Tonga rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 25th and Tonga ranks 24th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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