Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in China
China: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.7157 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in China, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
China 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 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 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.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3714 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.3847 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4362 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4685 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4984 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5266 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5542 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5634 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5567 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5567 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5732 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5858 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5944 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5863 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5778 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5719 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5727 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5766 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5788 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.586 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5905 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5946 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5893 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5887 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5913 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5977 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6033 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.611 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6171 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6242 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6155 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6357 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6469 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6429 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6411 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6388 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6326 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6293 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6249 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6242 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6273 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.632 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.644 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6606 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6779 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6952 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7119 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7141 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7157 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.7157 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3898 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 0.7157 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7304 units per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
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
- 75 Cape Verde 0.7521 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Dominica 0.736 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Brunei 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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.41 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,020 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.36 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0771 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in China?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in China 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3714 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does China rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 78th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.