Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.2923 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total stood at 0.2923 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.2923 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1481 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places IDA & IBRD total 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.165 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1481 units per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1573 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1641 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1704 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1768 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.183 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1867 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1893 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1939 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2014 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2068 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2146 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2207 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2254 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2283 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2309 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2348 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2404 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2472 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.25 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2534 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1971 units per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1987 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2016 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2025 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2051 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2101 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2101 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2139 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2156 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2182 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2183 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2255 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2322 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2342 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2348 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2398 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2418 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2461 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.251 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2561 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2523 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2639 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2669 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2709 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2776 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2768 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2786 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2845 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2865 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2897 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2886 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2923 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1735 units per square kilometre | 0.1481 units per square kilometre | 0.1939 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2251 units per square kilometre | 0.2014 units per square kilometre | 0.2472 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2143 units per square kilometre | 0.1971 units per square kilometre | 0.2534 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2306 units per square kilometre | 0.2156 units per square kilometre | 0.2461 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2679 units per square kilometre | 0.251 units per square kilometre | 0.2845 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2893 units per square kilometre | 0.2865 units per square kilometre | 0.2923 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 14 Lebanon 3.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Aruba 3.49 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Tuvalu 3.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Naoero 3.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Netherlands 2.99 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Bangladesh 2.96 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 United States Virgin Islands 2.93 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total was 0.2923 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2923 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1481 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.