Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.4469 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 0.4469 units per square kilometre for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.4522 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2185 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places East Asia & Pacific 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2185 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.229 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2516 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2658 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2797 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.293 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3056 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3068 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3082 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3114 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3235 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3326 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3406 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3439 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3457 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3467 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3489 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3524 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3555 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3595 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3633 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3644 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3634 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.364 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3666 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3707 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3734 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.377 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3791 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3807 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3792 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3817 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3762 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3872 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4022 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3999 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4014 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4095 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4037 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4091 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4121 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4123 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4132 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4218 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4213 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4284 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4391 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4312 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.435 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4463 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.449 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4522 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4502 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4469 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.277 units per square kilometre | 0.2185 units per square kilometre | 0.3114 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3449 units per square kilometre | 0.3235 units per square kilometre | 0.3595 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3703 units per square kilometre | 0.3633 units per square kilometre | 0.3807 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.395 units per square kilometre | 0.3762 units per square kilometre | 0.4095 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4261 units per square kilometre | 0.4121 units per square kilometre | 0.4463 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4496 units per square kilometre | 0.4469 units per square kilometre | 0.4522 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 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
- 9 Malta 6.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Israel 4.16 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Palestine, State of 4.16 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.537 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific was 0.4469 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4522 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2185 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.