Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Arab World
Arab World: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.1915 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Arab World, 1970β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 0.1915 units per square kilometre for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Arab World peaked at 0.1915 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0565 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Arab World ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.063 units per square kilometre | 0.0565 units per square kilometre | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0947 units per square kilometre | 0.0775 units per square kilometre | 0.1222 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1293 units per square kilometre | 0.1149 units per square kilometre | 0.1414 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1605 units per square kilometre | 0.146 units per square kilometre | 0.1724 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1774 units per square kilometre | 0.1687 units per square kilometre | 0.1875 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1876 units per square kilometre | 0.1834 units per square kilometre | 0.1915 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 30 Burundi 2.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Grenada 1.99 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 British Virgin Islands 1.86 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Kuwait 1.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Philippines 1.79 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Liechtenstein, Principality of 1.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Korea, Republic of 1.76 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 140.07 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Arab World?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Arab World was 0.1915 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1915 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0565 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Arab World rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Arab World ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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 Γ· 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.