East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Maldives: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
153.08 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th
Maldives rank
6th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 153.08 units per square kilometre against 11.13 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 141.95 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 13.8 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 6th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 12.74 units per square kilometre 116.1 units per square kilometre 103.36 units per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 12.63 units per square kilometre 185.13 units per square kilometre 172.5 units per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 11.6 units per square kilometre 198.99 units per square kilometre 187.38 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 10.68 units per square kilometre 142.12 units per square kilometre 131.44 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 11.14 units per square kilometre 157.39 units per square kilometre 146.25 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Maldives?
Maldives, at 153.08 units per square kilometre against 11.13 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Maldives?
141.95 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Maldives?
34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Maldives rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 6th 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.