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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.1476 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
1.63 units per square kilometre
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
38th
Puerto Rico rank
39th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

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

Puerto Rico currently reports 1.63 units per square kilometre against 0.1476 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.48 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 12 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Puerto Rico ranks 39th of 43 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0762 units per square kilometre 2.05 units per square kilometre 1.97 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 0.1393 units per square kilometre 2.94 units per square kilometre 2.8 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 0.1434 units per square kilometre 2.2 units per square kilometre 2.06 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 1.63 units per square kilometre against 0.1476 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?
1.48 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?
12 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Puerto Rico ranks 39th 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.