Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per square kilometre by country
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (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.
Countries reporting
206
Highest
1,147 units per square kilometre
Macao
Lowest
0.2449 units per square kilometre
Mongolia
Median
8.59 units per square kilometre
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
8,416
What the numbers show
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per square kilometre is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 1,147 units per square kilometre in Macao; the lowest is 0.2449 units per square kilometre in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.59 units per square kilometre, and the mean is 31.43 units per square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,683.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 94.3%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 43.0%).
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per square: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 1,147 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.3% | falling |
| 2 | Monaco | 971.21 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 3 | Singapore | 332.61 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 321.48 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 282.4 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Maldives | 153.08 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 7 | Bahrain | 146.87 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 125.04 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 9 | Rwanda | 115.05 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Nauru | 102.7 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 11 | Haiti | 95.26 units per square kilometre | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Burundi | 89.65 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Palestine | 85.43 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 14 | Malta | 85.43 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 15 | Comoros | 64.58 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 16 | Bermuda | 62.54 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 17 | Lebanon | 51.24 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 18 | Malawi | 49.04 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Israel | 47.96 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 20 | Tuvalu | 47.27 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mauritius | 44.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 22 | India | 44.16 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 23 | Uganda | 44.09 units per square kilometre | 2017 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Philippines | 43.44 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 25 | Aruba | 42.86 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 26 | Gambia | 42.3 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 27 | United States Virgin Islands | 41.55 units per square kilometre | 1993 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 28 | Barbados | 40.02 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 29 | American Samoa | 39.42 units per square kilometre | 1992 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 30 | Sao Tome and Principe | 38.72 units per square kilometre | 2017 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 31 | Nigeria | 36.69 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 33.95 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 33 | Marshall Islands | 32.31 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 34 | Pakistan | 31.93 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31.19 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 36 | Togo | 30.6 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 37 | El Salvador | 29.38 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 38 | Vietnam | 29.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.5% | flat |
| 39 | Guam | 28.73 units per square kilometre | 1989 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 40 | Grenada | 27.97 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 27.95 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 42 | South Korea | 26.79 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 43 | Belgium | 26.71 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 25.48 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 45 | Nepal | 25.19 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 46 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 24.49 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 48 | San Marino | 24.37 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 24.17 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 50 | Guatemala | 22.53 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 51 | Tonga | 22.38 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 52 | Kiribati | 21.95 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 53 | Benin | 21.26 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Ghana | 20.92 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 55 | Seychelles | 20.87 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 20.11 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19.82 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 58 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.65 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 59 | Cayman Islands | 19.06 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 60 | Jamaica | 18.02 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 61 | Japan | 17.13 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 62 | Puerto Rico | 16.94 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 63 | Micronesia (country) | 16.9 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 64 | British Virgin Islands | 16.66 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 16.41 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 66 | East Timor | 15.31 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 67 | Cape Verde | 15.18 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 68 | Egypt | 15.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 69 | Indonesia | 15.12 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 70 | Qatar | 14.93 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Kuwait | 14.88 units per square kilometre | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 72 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Switzerland | 13.91 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 74 | Kenya | 13.85 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 13.78 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 76 | Eswatini | 12.93 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 77 | Tanzania | 12.9 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Samoa | 12.59 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 79 | Cambodia | 12.45 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 80 | Jordan | 12.45 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 81 | Liechtenstein | 12.4 units per square kilometre | 2021 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 82 | Senegal | 12.16 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Syria | 11.83 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 11.51 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 85 | China | 11.45 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 86 | Iraq | 11.12 units per square kilometre | 2007 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 87 | Cameroon | 10.91 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 88 | Denmark | 10.9 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 89 | Morocco | 10.49 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 10.36 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Lesotho | 10.28 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 92 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.92 units per square kilometre | 2010 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Mozambique | 9.74 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Honduras | 9.56 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 95 | Malaysia | 9.41 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 96 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 9.29 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 98 | Germany | 9.2 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 99 | Andorra | 9.09 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 100 | Thailand | 9.03 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 101 | Italy | 8.88 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 102 | Madagascar | 8.79 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Tunisia | 8.61 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 104 | Guinea | 8.58 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Myanmar | 8.12 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 106 | French Polynesia | 8.04 units per square kilometre | 1996 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 107 | Ireland | 7.97 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 108 | United Arab Emirates | 7.81 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 109 | France | 7.75 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 110 | Dominica | 7.69 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | 7.63 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 7.59 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.9% | falling |
| 113 | Czechia | 7.51 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 114 | Yemen | 7.39 units per square kilometre | 2016 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 115 | Brunei | 7.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 7.31 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 117 | Turkey | 7.19 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 7.17 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 119 | Ecuador | 7.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 120 | Cuba | 6.98 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 121 | Mexico | 6.89 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 122 | Slovenia | 6.59 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 123 | Portugal | 6.54 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 124 | Cyprus | 6.35 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 125 | Fiji | 6.32 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 126 | South Africa | 6.2 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 127 | Panama | 5.96 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 128 | Liberia | 5.92 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 5.77 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 130 | Spain | 5.73 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 131 | Iran | 5.6 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 132 | Armenia | 5.54 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 133 | Albania | 5.36 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 134 | Poland | 5.22 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 135 | Slovakia | 5.04 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 136 | Georgia | 4.97 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 4.53 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 138 | Greece | 4.49 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 139 | Zambia | 4.42 units per square kilometre | 2017 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 140 | Austria | 4.36 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 141 | Angola | 4.32 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 4.18 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 143 | Hungary | 4.18 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 144 | Moldova | 4.17 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 145 | Venezuela | 4.01 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 146 | Romania | 3.79 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 147 | Colombia | 3.73 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 148 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.7 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 3.65 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Solomon Islands | 3.43 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.33 units per square kilometre | 2015 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 152 | Eritrea | 3.29 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 153 | Laos | 3.21 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 154 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.17 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 155 | Palau | 3.05 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 156 | Serbia | 3.02 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 157 | Djibouti | 3.01 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Peru | 2.95 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 159 | Montenegro | 2.89 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 160 | Sudan | 2.8 units per square kilometre | 2019 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 161 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.76 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 162 | Croatia | 2.64 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 163 | Ukraine | 2.63 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 164 | United States | 2.61 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 165 | Congo | 2.58 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 166 | Mali | 2.44 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Niger | 2.39 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Chad | 2.35 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Bhutan | 2.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahamas | 2.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.0% | flat |
| 171 | Belarus | 2.23 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 172 | Algeria | 2.18 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 173 | Bulgaria | 2.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 174 | Sweden | 2.13 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 175 | Estonia | 2.11 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 176 | Chile | 2.06 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 177 | Belize | 1.96 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 178 | Latvia | 1.96 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 179 | Lithuania | 1.94 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 180 | Brazil | 1.81 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 181 | Paraguay | 1.79 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 182 | Argentina | 1.67 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 183 | Uruguay | 1.64 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 184 | Saudi Arabia | 1.54 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 185 | New Zealand | 1.44 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 186 | Turkmenistan | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | rising |
| 187 | Central African Republic | 1.31 units per square kilometre | 2016 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 188 | Bolivia | 1.28 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 189 | New Caledonia | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 1994 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 190 | Norway | 1.2 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 191 | Finland | 1.2 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 192 | Oman | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 193 | Gabon | 1.05 units per square kilometre | 2019 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 194 | Mauritania | 0.8361 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Somalia | 0.7406 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Namibia | 0.6859 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 197 | Botswana | 0.6735 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 198 | Kazakhstan | 0.5828 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 199 | Russia | 0.4613 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 200 | Guyana | 0.4319 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 201 | Libya | 0.4293 units per square kilometre | 2006 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 202 | Suriname | 0.3408 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 203 | Iceland | 0.3205 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 204 | Australia | 0.2939 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 205 | Canada | 0.2766 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 206 | Mongolia | 0.2449 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.4% | rising |
How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (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.
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (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.