Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Middle income
Middle income: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.3918 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Middle income, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 0.3918 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 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Middle income peaked at 0.3918 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1656 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Middle income ranks 10th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.187 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1656 units per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1768 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.185 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1927 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2005 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2078 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2119 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2148 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.22 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2285 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2342 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2436 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2503 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2553 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2584 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2604 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2646 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2711 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2792 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2824 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2857 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2665 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2717 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2759 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2765 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2804 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2873 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2868 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2919 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2941 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2972 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2967 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.307 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3157 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3174 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3165 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3226 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3237 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3285 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3344 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3412 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3437 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3604 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3624 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3669 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3748 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3717 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3711 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3801 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3844 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3879 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3879 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3918 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1962 units per square kilometre | 0.1656 units per square kilometre | 0.22 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2545 units per square kilometre | 0.2285 units per square kilometre | 0.2792 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2805 units per square kilometre | 0.2665 units per square kilometre | 0.2919 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3119 units per square kilometre | 0.2941 units per square kilometre | 0.3285 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3607 units per square kilometre | 0.3344 units per square kilometre | 0.3801 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.388 units per square kilometre | 0.3844 units per square kilometre | 0.3918 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 12 San Marino 4.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Barbados 3.79 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 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 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.74 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Middle income?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Middle income was 0.3918 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3918 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1656 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Middle income rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Middle income ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.