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

Suriname, at 255 number against 217 number in Tonga as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Suriname and Tonga?

38 number, with Suriname ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.

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.

Suriname vs Tonga: Teachers in primary education, male

Suriname

255 number

in 2019

Tonga

217 number

in 2015

Suriname rank

169th

Tonga rank

172nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Suriname
Tonga

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 255 number against 217 number in Tonga, a difference of 38 number.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Suriname ranks 169th and Tonga ranks 172nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Suriname	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	946.57 number	347.71 number	598.86 number	Suriname
1980s	552 number	287 number	265 number	Suriname
1990s	441.5 number	246.75 number	194.75 number	Suriname
2000s	416.4 number	219.6 number	196.8 number	Suriname
2010s	304.75 number	199.25 number	105.5 number	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Suriname or Tonga?: Suriname, at 255 number against 217 number in Tonga as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Suriname and Tonga?: 38 number, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Tonga?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Suriname and Tonga rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Suriname ranks 169th 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/