Korea vs Nigeria: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre

Korea
0.4074 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.4489 units per square kilometre
in 2021
Korea rank
36th
Nigeria rank
33rd

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

  • Korea
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.4489 units per square kilometre against 0.4074 units per square kilometre in Korea, a difference of 0.0415 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7396 units per square kilometre 0.1071 units per square kilometre 0.6325 units per square kilometre Korea
1980s 0.7549 units per square kilometre 0.2266 units per square kilometre 0.5283 units per square kilometre Korea
1990s 0.6405 units per square kilometre 0.2388 units per square kilometre 0.4017 units per square kilometre Korea
2000s 0.3771 units per square kilometre 0.2963 units per square kilometre 0.0809 units per square kilometre Korea
2010s 0.3697 units per square kilometre 0.395 units per square kilometre 0.0253 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.3883 units per square kilometre 0.4155 units per square kilometre 0.0272 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre, Korea or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.4489 units per square kilometre against 0.4074 units per square kilometre in Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre between Korea and Nigeria?
0.0415 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Nigeria?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Korea and Nigeria rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (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, 5,828 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (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.