What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.6413 units per square kilometre in 2021.

What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3025 units per square kilometre in 1970.

How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.

Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.6317 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.6317 units per square kilometre

Change on year

down 0.8%

Rank

4th

of 43 groups

All-time high

0.6413 units per square kilometre

in 2021

All-time low

0.3025 units per square kilometre

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2023

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.6317 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.6413 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3025 units per square kilometre, in 1970.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2023.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1970	0.3025 units per square kilometre	—
1971	0.3118 units per square kilometre	+3.1%
1972	0.3452 units per square kilometre	+10.7%
1973	0.3662 units per square kilometre	+6.1%
1974	0.3867 units per square kilometre	+5.6%
1975	0.4059 units per square kilometre	+5.0%
1976	0.4253 units per square kilometre	+4.8%
1977	0.426 units per square kilometre	+0.2%
1978	0.4274 units per square kilometre	+0.3%
1979	0.4314 units per square kilometre	+0.9%
1980	0.448 units per square kilometre	+3.9%
1981	0.4617 units per square kilometre	+3.0%
1982	0.4738 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1983	0.4787 units per square kilometre	+1.0%
1984	0.4814 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
1985	0.4841 units per square kilometre	+0.5%
1986	0.4884 units per square kilometre	+0.9%
1987	0.4941 units per square kilometre	+1.2%
1988	0.4988 units per square kilometre	+1.0%
1989	0.505 units per square kilometre	+1.2%
1990	0.5101 units per square kilometre	+1.0%
1991	0.5114 units per square kilometre	+0.3%
1992	0.5097 units per square kilometre	-0.3%
1993	0.5113 units per square kilometre	+0.3%
1994	0.5141 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
1995	0.5199 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
1996	0.526 units per square kilometre	+1.2%
1997	0.5324 units per square kilometre	+1.2%
1998	0.539 units per square kilometre	+1.2%
1999	0.5416 units per square kilometre	+0.5%
2000	0.5383 units per square kilometre	-0.6%
2001	0.5418 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
2002	0.5328 units per square kilometre	-1.7%
2003	0.5491 units per square kilometre	+3.1%
2004	0.5717 units per square kilometre	+4.1%
2005	0.5677 units per square kilometre	-0.7%
2006	0.5695 units per square kilometre	+0.3%
2007	0.5812 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
2008	0.5719 units per square kilometre	-1.6%
2009	0.5797 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
2010	0.5843 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2011	0.5839 units per square kilometre	-0.1%
2012	0.5853 units per square kilometre	+0.2%
2013	0.5984 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
2014	0.5963 units per square kilometre	-0.4%
2015	0.6073 units per square kilometre	+1.8%
2016	0.6237 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	0.633 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
2020	0.6368 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
2021	0.6413 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
2022	0.6371 units per square kilometre	-0.6%
2023	0.6317 units per square kilometre	-0.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.3828 units per square kilometre	0.3025 units per square kilometre	0.4314 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.4814 units per square kilometre	0.448 units per square kilometre	0.505 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.5215 units per square kilometre	0.5097 units per square kilometre	0.5416 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.5604 units per square kilometre	0.5328 units per square kilometre	0.5812 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.604 units per square kilometre	0.5839 units per square kilometre	0.633 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.6367 units per square kilometre	0.6317 units per square kilometre	0.6413 units per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

1 Monaco 88.29 units per square kilometre compare
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

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.6413 units per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3025 units per square kilometre in 1970.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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)

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Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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.