Bangladesh vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
2.96 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.2548 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
01234197019962023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 2.96 units per square kilometre against 0.2548 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 2.71 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 11.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.2 units per square kilometre 0.0722 units per square kilometre 1.13 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 1.38 units per square kilometre 0.1164 units per square kilometre 1.26 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 1.46 units per square kilometre 0.1376 units per square kilometre 1.32 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 2.74 units per square kilometre 0.2072 units per square kilometre 2.53 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 3.77 units per square kilometre 0.2378 units per square kilometre 3.53 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 2.83 units per square kilometre 0.251 units per square kilometre 2.58 units per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Bangladesh, at 2.96 units per square kilometre against 0.2548 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
2.71 units per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, 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, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers 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.