Hong Kong, China vs South Asia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre

Hong Kong, China
20.8 number per square kilometre
in 2019
South Asia
0.9584 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
South Asia rank
1st

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 20.8 number per square kilometre against 0.9584 number per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 19.84 number per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 21.7 times South Asia's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and South Asia ranks 1st of 196 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 14.12 number per square kilometre 0.138 number per square kilometre 13.98 number per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1980s 13.75 number per square kilometre 0.1895 number per square kilometre 13.56 number per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1990s 15.43 number per square kilometre 0.3809 number per square kilometre 15.05 number per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2000s 17.89 number per square kilometre 0.5314 number per square kilometre 17.36 number per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 18.13 number per square kilometre 0.8367 number per square kilometre 17.29 number per square kilometre Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or South Asia?
Hong Kong, China, at 20.8 number per square kilometre against 0.9584 number per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and South Asia?
19.84 number per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and South Asia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and South Asia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and South Asia ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,320 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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.