China vs Nigeria: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre

China
0.5251 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.5539 units per square kilometre
in 2021
China rank
72nd
Nigeria rank
69th

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

  • China
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.5539 units per square kilometre against 0.5251 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0288 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1976 it was China ahead.

China ranks 72nd and Nigeria ranks 69th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2012 units per square kilometre 0.0444 units per square kilometre 0.1568 units per square kilometre China
1980s 0.2272 units per square kilometre 0.1376 units per square kilometre 0.0896 units per square kilometre China
1990s 0.2643 units per square kilometre 0.1972 units per square kilometre 0.0671 units per square kilometre China
2000s 0.338 units per square kilometre 0.2809 units per square kilometre 0.057 units per square kilometre China
2010s 0.4064 units per square kilometre 0.4217 units per square kilometre 0.0152 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.4984 units per square kilometre 0.538 units per square kilometre 0.0396 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre, China or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.5539 units per square kilometre against 0.5251 units per square kilometre in China as of 2021.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre between China and Nigeria?
0.0288 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
21 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
How do China and Nigeria rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
China ranks 72nd and Nigeria ranks 69th of 200 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
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 5,856 data points, 1970–2023
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.