Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Korea: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.1518 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
1.76 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
37th
Korea rank
36th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 1.76 units per square kilometre against 0.1518 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1.61 units per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 11.6 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Korea ranks 36th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7776 units per square kilometre 1.13 units per square kilometre 0.3572 units per square kilometre Korea
1980s 0.84 units per square kilometre 1.3 units per square kilometre 0.4581 units per square kilometre Korea
1990s 0.2782 units per square kilometre 1.38 units per square kilometre 1.1 units per square kilometre Korea
2000s 0.1353 units per square kilometre 1.46 units per square kilometre 1.33 units per square kilometre Korea
2010s 0.1398 units per square kilometre 1.69 units per square kilometre 1.55 units per square kilometre Korea
2020s 0.1504 units per square kilometre 1.73 units per square kilometre 1.58 units per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Korea?
Korea, at 1.76 units per square kilometre against 0.1518 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Korea?
1.61 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Korea rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Korea ranks 36th 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.