India vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

India
1.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.1476 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
40th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
38th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.62 units per square kilometre against 0.1476 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.47 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 11.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 40th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5019 units per square kilometre 0.0734 units per square kilometre 0.4285 units per square kilometre India
1990s 0.9332 units per square kilometre 0.131 units per square kilometre 0.8022 units per square kilometre India
2000s 0.9709 units per square kilometre 0.1385 units per square kilometre 0.8323 units per square kilometre India
2010s 1.45 units per square kilometre 0.1442 units per square kilometre 1.3 units per square kilometre India
2020s 1.57 units per square kilometre 0.1455 units per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, India or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
India, at 1.62 units per square kilometre against 0.1476 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between India and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
1.47 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do India and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
India ranks 40th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 38th 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.