China vs Syria: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

China
11.45 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
11.83 units per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
85th
Syria rank
83rd

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Syria
57.51012.515197019962023

How they compare

Syria currently reports 11.83 units per square kilometre against 11.45 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.38 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was China ahead.

China ranks 85th and Syria ranks 83rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 14.4 units per square kilometre 6.5 units per square kilometre 7.9 units per square kilometre China
1980s 14.56 units per square kilometre 10.26 units per square kilometre 4.3 units per square kilometre China
1990s 13.61 units per square kilometre 14.06 units per square kilometre 0.4469 units per square kilometre Syria
2000s 11.85 units per square kilometre 13.25 units per square kilometre 1.4 units per square kilometre Syria
2010s 10.58 units per square kilometre 12.3 units per square kilometre 1.72 units per square kilometre Syria
2020s 11.42 units per square kilometre 12.09 units per square kilometre 0.6736 units per square kilometre Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, China or Syria?
Syria, at 11.83 units per square kilometre against 11.45 units per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between China and Syria?
0.38 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Syria?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do China and Syria rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
China ranks 85th and Syria ranks 83rd of 206 countries.
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.