Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tonga: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.004 units per person
in 2024
Tonga
0.0079 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
26th
Tonga rank
24th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.0079 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0039 units per person.

That makes Tonga's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th and Tonga ranks 24th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0028 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0049 units per person Tonga
1980s 0.0035 units per person 0.0079 units per person 0.0044 units per person Tonga
1990s 0.0032 units per person 0.0075 units per person 0.0043 units per person Tonga
2000s 0.0034 units per person 0.0073 units per person 0.0039 units per person Tonga
2010s 0.004 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.003 units per person Tonga
2020s 0.0041 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0036 units per person Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.0079 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tonga?
0.0039 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tonga?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tonga rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th and Tonga ranks 24th of 43 groups.
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.