What is the highest primary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 13.28 units per square kilometre in 1998.

What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 8.96 units per square kilometre in 1970.

How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.

Is primary education, pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre was 11.13 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

11.13 units per square kilometre

Change on year

down 0.5%

Rank

7th

of 45 groups

All-time high

13.28 units per square kilometre

in 1998

All-time low

8.96 units per square kilometre

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2023

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 11.13 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 13.28 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.96 units per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2023.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1970	8.96 units per square kilometre	—
1971	9.29 units per square kilometre	+3.7%
1972	9.8 units per square kilometre	+5.5%
1973	10.72 units per square kilometre	+9.3%
1974	11.42 units per square kilometre	+6.6%
1975	12.09 units per square kilometre	+5.9%
1976	12.58 units per square kilometre	+4.0%
1977	12.65 units per square kilometre	+0.5%
1978	12.58 units per square kilometre	-0.5%
1979	12.66 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
1980	12.83 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
1981	12.94 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
1982	12.88 units per square kilometre	-0.4%
1983	12.73 units per square kilometre	-1.2%
1984	12.56 units per square kilometre	-1.3%
1985	12.6 units per square kilometre	+0.3%
1986	12.5 units per square kilometre	-0.8%
1987	12.44 units per square kilometre	-0.4%
1988	12.27 units per square kilometre	-1.4%
1989	12.13 units per square kilometre	-1.2%
1990	12.01 units per square kilometre	-1.0%
1991	11.98 units per square kilometre	-0.2%
1992	11.98 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	12.05 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
1994	12.23 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
1995	12.48 units per square kilometre	+2.0%
1996	12.73 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
1997	13.01 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
1998	13.28 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
1999	13.27 units per square kilometre	-0.1%
2000	12.89 units per square kilometre	-2.8%
2001	12.6 units per square kilometre	-2.3%
2002	11.93 units per square kilometre	-5.3%
2003	11.17 units per square kilometre	-6.3%
2004	11.89 units per square kilometre	+6.5%
2005	11.46 units per square kilometre	-3.7%
2006	11.16 units per square kilometre	-2.6%
2007	11.09 units per square kilometre	-0.6%
2008	10.98 units per square kilometre	-1.0%
2009	10.86 units per square kilometre	-1.1%
2010	10.75 units per square kilometre	-1.1%
2011	10.7 units per square kilometre	-0.4%
2012	10.71 units per square kilometre	+0.1%
2013	10.65 units per square kilometre	-0.6%
2014	10.43 units per square kilometre	-2.1%
2015	10.48 units per square kilometre	+0.5%
2016	10.61 units per square kilometre	+1.3%
2017	10.72 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
2018	10.79 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
2019	10.97 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
2020	11.1 units per square kilometre	+1.3%
2021	11.18 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
2022	11.19 units per square kilometre	+0.1%
2023	11.13 units per square kilometre	-0.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	11.27 units per square kilometre	8.96 units per square kilometre	12.66 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	12.59 units per square kilometre	12.13 units per square kilometre	12.94 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	12.5 units per square kilometre	11.98 units per square kilometre	13.28 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	11.6 units per square kilometre	10.86 units per square kilometre	12.89 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	10.68 units per square kilometre	10.43 units per square kilometre	10.97 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	11.15 units per square kilometre	11.1 units per square kilometre	11.19 units per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

4 Hong Kong, China 321.48 units per square kilometre compare
5 Gibraltar 282.4 units per square kilometre compare
6 Maldives 153.08 units per square kilometre compare
7 Bahrain 146.87 units per square kilometre compare
8 Bangladesh 125.04 units per square kilometre compare
9 Rwanda 115.05 units per square kilometre compare
10 Naoero 102.7 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 11.13 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 13.28 units per square kilometre in 1998.
What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 8.96 units per square kilometre in 1970.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
Is primary education, pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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)

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Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

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.