Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 2.47 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 2.47 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 2.47 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8864 units per square kilometre, in 1979.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 27th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 1 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9523 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9409 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8864 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 1.58 units per square kilometre | +78.2% |
| 2007 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 1.53 units per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2009 | 1.58 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.72 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.62 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.55 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.88 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 1.85 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.94 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 2.47 units per square kilometre | +27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 0.8864 units per square kilometre | 1.19 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.48 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 1.58 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 1.55 units per square kilometre | 1.94 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.47 units per square kilometre | 2.47 units per square kilometre | 2.47 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 24 Marshall Islands 2.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 American Samoa 2.62 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Comoros 2.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Luxembourg 2.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Burundi 2.02 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,087 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda was 2.47 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8864 units per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 27th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers 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, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers 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, teachers 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.