Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre by country
Primary education, pupils 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
Macau, China
Lowest
0.2449 units per square kilometre
Mongolia
Median
8.59 units per square kilometre
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,846
What the numbers show
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 1,147 units per square kilometre in Macau, China; 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%).
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau, China | 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, China | 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 | Naoero | 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, State of | 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 | Viet Nam | 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 | Republic of 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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, Federated States of | 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 | Timor-Leste | 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 | Côte 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, United Republic of | 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 Darussalam | 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 | Türkiye | 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, Islamic Republic of | 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 | Republic of Moldova | 4.17 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 145 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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 of America | 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, Plurinational State of | 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 | Russian Federation | 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 45.98 units per square kilometre
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 45.98 units per square kilometre
- Lower middle income 17.73 units per square kilometre
- IDA blend 17.29 units per square kilometre
- Other small states 14.88 units per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 11.14 units per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.13 units per square kilometre
- Early-demographic dividend 10.68 units per square kilometre
- IDA total 10.31 units per square kilometre
- Middle income 9.15 units per square kilometre
- IDA only 8.86 units per square kilometre
- Low & middle income 8.85 units per square kilometre
- Pre-demographic dividend 8.55 units per square kilometre
- Least developed countries 8.31 units per square kilometre
- Africa Western and Central 8.3 units per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8.15 units per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.15 units per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 8.15 units per square kilometre
- Africa Eastern and Southern 8.06 units per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific 7.79 units per square kilometre
- Low income 7.58 units per square kilometre
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 7.55 units per square kilometre
- IDA & IBRD total 7.25 units per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 7.15 units per square kilometre
- Small states 6.74 units per square kilometre
- Euro area 6.45 units per square kilometre
- IBRD only 6.15 units per square kilometre
- World 5.93 units per square kilometre
- European Union 5.83 units per square kilometre
- Pacific island small states 5.58 units per square kilometre
- Upper middle income 5.32 units per square kilometre
- Arab World 4.21 units per square kilometre
- Central Europe and the Baltics 4.09 units per square kilometre
- Late-demographic dividend 3.89 units per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean 3.07 units per square kilometre
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.04 units per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.95 units per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2.66 units per square kilometre
- OECD members 2.59 units per square kilometre
- Post-demographic dividend 2.14 units per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils 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.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- 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
Primary education, pupils 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.