Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.5891 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Lower middle income, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 0.5891 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 2.7% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Lower middle income peaked at 0.5891 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1609 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Lower middle income ranks 6th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2341 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1609 units per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1668 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1728 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1769 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1837 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1878 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1965 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2026 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2093 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2147 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2199 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2434 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2523 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2571 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2601 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2641 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2747 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2904 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.289 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2983 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2955 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3078 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3162 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.321 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3284 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3382 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3425 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.349 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3572 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3614 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3643 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3857 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3951 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4044 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4092 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4166 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4277 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4408 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.456 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4807 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4879 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5283 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.536 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5402 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5541 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5514 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5418 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5561 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5686 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.575 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5737 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5891 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1891 units per square kilometre | 0.1609 units per square kilometre | 0.2341 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.251 units per square kilometre | 0.2147 units per square kilometre | 0.2904 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3186 units per square kilometre | 0.289 units per square kilometre | 0.349 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3962 units per square kilometre | 0.3572 units per square kilometre | 0.4408 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5232 units per square kilometre | 0.456 units per square kilometre | 0.5561 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5766 units per square kilometre | 0.5686 units per square kilometre | 0.5891 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 8 Bermuda 7.78 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Malta 6.63 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4088 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Lower middle income?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Lower middle income was 0.5891 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5891 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1609 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Lower middle income rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.