Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.6317 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.6317 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.6411 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3045 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3045 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.3139 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3472 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3683 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3889 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4082 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4276 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4285 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4298 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4338 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4502 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4634 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4751 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4796 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.482 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4845 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4887 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4943 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4991 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5053 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5104 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5119 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5102 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5118 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5147 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5204 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5266 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.533 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5395 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5422 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.539 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5425 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5335 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5497 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5721 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5681 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5698 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5814 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5721 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5797 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5842 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5837 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.585 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5979 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5967 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6075 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6238 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6113 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6164 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6328 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6366 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6411 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.637 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6317 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3851 units per square kilometre | 0.3045 units per square kilometre | 0.4338 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4822 units per square kilometre | 0.4502 units per square kilometre | 0.5053 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5221 units per square kilometre | 0.5102 units per square kilometre | 0.5422 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5608 units per square kilometre | 0.5335 units per square kilometre | 0.5814 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6039 units per square kilometre | 0.5837 units per square kilometre | 0.6328 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6366 units per square kilometre | 0.6317 units per square kilometre | 0.6411 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 2 Macau, China 85.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Hong Kong, China 27.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Singapore 23.17 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Gibraltar 19.7 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Maldives 15.57 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bahrain 11.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bermuda 7.78 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.6317 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6411 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3045 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.