Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Netherlands: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.2548 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
2.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th
Netherlands rank
18th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Netherlands
0123197019962023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 2.99 units per square kilometre against 0.2548 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 2.74 units per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 11.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0729 units per square kilometre 1.54 units per square kilometre 1.47 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 0.1145 units per square kilometre 1.78 units per square kilometre 1.67 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 0.1479 units per square kilometre 1.88 units per square kilometre 1.73 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 0.2396 units per square kilometre 3.11 units per square kilometre 2.87 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 0.251 units per square kilometre 3.01 units per square kilometre 2.76 units per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 2.99 units per square kilometre against 0.2548 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands?
2.74 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 18th 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.