Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, St. Lucia or Tonga?

Tonga, at 217 number against 159 number in St. Lucia as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for St. Lucia and Tonga?

34 years are reported by both, from 1973 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.

St. Lucia vs Tonga: Teachers in primary education, male

St. Lucia

159 number

in 2019

Tonga

217 number

in 2015

St. Lucia rank

174th

Tonga rank

172nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

St. Lucia
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 217 number against 159 number in St. Lucia, a difference of 58 number.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.4 times St. Lucia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Tonga ahead.

St. Lucia ranks 174th 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	St. Lucia	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	211.2 number	344.4 number	133.2 number	Tonga
1980s	225.83 number	298 number	72.17 number	Tonga
1990s	208.5 number	244.4 number	35.9 number	Tonga
2000s	155.5 number	244.75 number	89.25 number	Tonga
2010s	139.4 number	202.8 number	63.4 number	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, St. Lucia or Tonga?: Tonga, at 217 number against 159 number in St. Lucia as of 2015.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between St. Lucia and Tonga?: 58 number, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for St. Lucia and Tonga?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2015.
How do St. Lucia and Tonga rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: St. Lucia ranks 174th 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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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/