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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.6317 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
23.17 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
4th
Singapore rank
4th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Singapore
0510152025197019962023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 23.17 units per square kilometre against 0.6317 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 22.54 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 36.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 4th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3828 units per square kilometre 16.38 units per square kilometre 16 units per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 0.4814 units per square kilometre 15.02 units per square kilometre 14.54 units per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 0.5146 units per square kilometre 15.41 units per square kilometre 14.9 units per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 0.5776 units per square kilometre 21.6 units per square kilometre 21.02 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 0.6211 units per square kilometre 22.64 units per square kilometre 22.02 units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 0.6367 units per square kilometre 23.36 units per square kilometre 22.72 units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Singapore?
Singapore, at 23.17 units per square kilometre against 0.6317 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?
22.54 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 4th of 43 groups.
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.