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

Samoa, at 232 number against 217 number in Tonga as of 2010.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2010.

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.

Samoa vs Tonga: Teachers in primary education, male

Samoa

232 number

in 2010

Tonga

217 number

in 2015

Samoa rank

171st

Tonga rank

172nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Samoa
Tonga

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 232 number against 217 number in Tonga, a difference of 15 number.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 171st and Tonga ranks 172nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	447.67 number	340 number	107.67 number	Samoa
1980s	410 number	301.67 number	108.33 number	Samoa
1990s	390 number	254 number	136 number	Samoa
2000s	327.5 number	249 number	78.5 number	Samoa
2010s	232 number	193 number	39 number	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Samoa or Tonga?: Samoa, at 232 number against 217 number in Tonga as of 2010.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Samoa and Tonga?: 15 number, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2010.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Samoa ranks 171st 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/