Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.3545 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Low & middle income, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 0.3545 units per square kilometre for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Low & middle income peaked at 0.3545 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1455 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Low & middle income ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1637 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1552 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1625 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1692 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1761 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1825 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1864 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1891 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1939 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2013 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2064 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2144 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2203 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2249 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2276 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2298 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2335 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2392 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2462 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2489 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2523 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2385 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2398 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2434 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2446 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2481 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2544 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2544 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2593 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2614 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2648 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2652 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2745 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2826 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2849 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2856 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2917 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2941 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2993 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3055 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.312 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3055 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3196 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3233 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3281 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3362 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3352 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3366 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3442 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3482 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3521 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3508 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3545 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1724 units per square kilometre | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | 0.1939 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2244 units per square kilometre | 0.2013 units per square kilometre | 0.2462 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2484 units per square kilometre | 0.2385 units per square kilometre | 0.2593 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2804 units per square kilometre | 0.2614 units per square kilometre | 0.2993 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3246 units per square kilometre | 0.3055 units per square kilometre | 0.3442 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3514 units per square kilometre | 0.3482 units per square kilometre | 0.3545 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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 4.16 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 San Marino 4.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Barbados 3.79 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Lebanon 3.54 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Low & middle income?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Low & middle income was 0.3545 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3545 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1455 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Low & middle income ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.