Japan vs Sri Lanka: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Japan
1.21 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
52nd
Sri Lanka rank
53rd

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Sri Lanka
00.511.5197119972023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.21 units per square kilometre against 1.19 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.02 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 1.12 units per square kilometre 0.8483 units per square kilometre 0.2741 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.23 units per square kilometre 1.11 units per square kilometre 0.1284 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.14 units per square kilometre 1.23 units per square kilometre 0.092 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 1.2 units per square kilometre 1.19 units per square kilometre 0.0131 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Japan or Sri Lanka?
Japan, at 1.21 units per square kilometre against 1.19 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Japan and Sri Lanka?
0.02 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
19 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd 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.