Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Japan
1.21 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
52nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
54th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.511.5197119972023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.21 units per square kilometre against 1.16 units per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.05 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Japan ranks 52nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 54th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.09 units per square kilometre 1.13 units per square kilometre 0.0367 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 1.28 units per square kilometre 0.9847 units per square kilometre 0.2904 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.18 units per square kilometre 0.9679 units per square kilometre 0.2162 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.14 units per square kilometre 1.18 units per square kilometre 0.0382 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.2 units per square kilometre 1.17 units per square kilometre 0.0362 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Japan, at 1.21 units per square kilometre against 1.16 units per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.05 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 52nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 54th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-teachers-per-square-kilometre/japan/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-teachers-per-square-kilometre/japan/united-kingdom/">Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.