Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.1476 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.1476 units per square kilometre for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1476 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0662 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0719 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0662 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.068 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0705 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0744 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0755 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0786 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0864 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0885 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0952 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0956 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0998 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1022 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1008 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1059 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1108 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1106 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.115 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1132 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1166 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1196 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1234 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1176 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.121 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1325 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.122 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.131 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1335 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1382 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1407 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1418 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1409 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1418 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1348 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1376 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1389 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1401 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.141 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1424 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1447 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1447 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1446 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1445 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1451 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1453 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1441 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1437 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1466 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1476 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0746 units per square kilometre | 0.0662 units per square kilometre | 0.0864 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1 units per square kilometre | 0.0885 units per square kilometre | 0.1108 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1212 units per square kilometre | 0.1132 units per square kilometre | 0.1325 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1387 units per square kilometre | 0.1335 units per square kilometre | 0.1418 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1438 units per square kilometre | 0.1401 units per square kilometre | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | 0.1437 units per square kilometre | 0.1476 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 35 Liechtenstein 1.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Republic of Korea 1.76 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Lucia 1.73 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 1.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Puerto Rico 1.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 India 1.62 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Haiti 1.61 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.1476 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1476 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0662 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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.