Suriname vs Tonga: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Suriname
0.0082 units per person
in 2021
Tonga
0.0079 units per person
in 2024
Suriname rank
22nd
Tonga rank
24th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Suriname
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0082 units per person against 0.0079 units per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tonga ahead.

Suriname ranks 22nd and Tonga ranks 24th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0073 units per person 0.0076 units per person 0.0003 units per person Tonga
1980s 0.0077 units per person 0.0079 units per person 0.0002 units per person Tonga
1990s 0.0073 units per person 0.0074 units per person 0.0001 units per person Tonga
2000s 0.0077 units per person 0.007 units per person 0.0006 units per person Suriname
2010s 0.0089 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.0018 units per person Suriname
2020s 0.0084 units per person 0.0075 units per person 0.0009 units per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Suriname or Tonga?
Suriname, at 0.0082 units per person against 0.0079 units per person in Tonga as of 2021.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Suriname and Tonga?
0.0003 units per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Tonga?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Suriname and Tonga rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Suriname ranks 22nd 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.