Sao Tome and Principe vs Tonga: Teachers in primary education, female

Sao Tome and Principe
655 number
in 2017
Tonga
568 number
in 2015
Sao Tome and Principe rank
178th
Tonga rank
179th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 655 number against 568 number in Tonga, a difference of 87 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Tonga ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th and Tonga ranks 179th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 280 number 412 number 132 number Tonga
1980s 325 number 494 number 169 number Tonga
1990s 289 number 475 number 186 number Tonga
2000s 573.5 number 502 number 71.5 number Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 594.25 number 530.5 number 63.75 number Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Sao Tome and Principe or Tonga?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 655 number against 568 number in Tonga as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
87 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th and Tonga ranks 179th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.