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
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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About this data
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.