Africa Eastern and Southern vs India: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
8.06 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India
44.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
19th
India rank
22nd

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 44.16 units per square kilometre against 8.06 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 36.1 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 5.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 19th and India ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern India Difference Ahead
1970s 2.15 units per square kilometre 21.56 units per square kilometre 19.41 units per square kilometre India
1980s 3.13 units per square kilometre 27.85 units per square kilometre 24.71 units per square kilometre India
1990s 3.79 units per square kilometre 35.69 units per square kilometre 31.9 units per square kilometre India
2000s 5.77 units per square kilometre 42.46 units per square kilometre 36.68 units per square kilometre India
2010s 7.11 units per square kilometre 43.53 units per square kilometre 36.42 units per square kilometre India
2020s 8.03 units per square kilometre 42.58 units per square kilometre 34.55 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or India?
India, at 44.16 units per square kilometre against 8.06 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and India?
36.1 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and India?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and India rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 19th and India ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.