Panama vs Tonga: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Panama

21.96

in 2017

Tonga

21.63

in 2015

Panama rank

84th

Tonga rank

86th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Panama currently reports 21.96 against 21.63 in Tonga, a difference of 0.3285.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tonga ahead.

Globally, Panama ranks 84th and Tonga ranks 86th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 242 places, 8,053 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.