Singapore vs South Asia: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Singapore
23.17 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia
1.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
4th
South Asia rank
1st

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Singapore
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 23.17 units per square kilometre against 1.69 units per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 21.48 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 13.7 times South Asia's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 1st of 204 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 16.38 units per square kilometre 0.5578 units per square kilometre 15.82 units per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 15.02 units per square kilometre 0.6745 units per square kilometre 14.34 units per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 15.41 units per square kilometre 0.8735 units per square kilometre 14.54 units per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 21.6 units per square kilometre 1.23 units per square kilometre 20.37 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 22.64 units per square kilometre 1.55 units per square kilometre 21.09 units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 23.36 units per square kilometre 1.65 units per square kilometre 21.7 units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Singapore or South Asia?
Singapore, at 23.17 units per square kilometre against 1.69 units per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Singapore and South Asia?
21.48 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and South Asia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Singapore and South Asia rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Singapore ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 1st 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.