Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Grenada or Tonga?

Tonga, at 217 number against 149 number in Grenada as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Tonga?

29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Grenada vs Tonga: Teachers in primary education, male

Grenada

149 number

in 2018

Tonga

217 number

in 2015

Grenada rank

175th

Tonga rank

172nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Grenada
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 217 number against 149 number in Grenada, a difference of 68 number.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.5 times Grenada's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tonga ahead.

Grenada ranks 175th and Tonga ranks 172nd of 196 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Grenada	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	285.2 number	350 number	64.8 number	Tonga
1980s	253 number	309.5 number	56.5 number	Tonga
1990s	241.11 number	245.67 number	4.56 number	Tonga
2000s	186.29 number	246.43 number	60.14 number	Tonga
2010s	176.5 number	206.25 number	29.75 number	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Grenada or Tonga?: Tonga, at 217 number against 149 number in Grenada as of 2015.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Grenada and Tonga?: 68 number, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Tonga?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Grenada and Tonga rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Grenada ranks 175th and Tonga ranks 172nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/