Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.7157 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in China (People’s Republic of), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 0.7157 units per square kilometre for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 0.7157 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3714 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 78th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4917 units per square kilometre | 0.3714 units per square kilometre | 0.5634 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5804 units per square kilometre | 0.5719 units per square kilometre | 0.5944 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5982 units per square kilometre | 0.5887 units per square kilometre | 0.6171 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6344 units per square kilometre | 0.6155 units per square kilometre | 0.6469 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6391 units per square kilometre | 0.6242 units per square kilometre | 0.6779 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7092 units per square kilometre | 0.6952 units per square kilometre | 0.7157 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
- 75 Cabo Verde 0.7521 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Dominica 0.736 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Brunei Darussalam 0.7304 units per square kilometre compare
- 79 Togo 0.7128 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Jordan 0.7098 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Pakistan 0.6679 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in China (People’s Republic of) was 0.7157 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7157 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3714 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 78th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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.