Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in North America
North America: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.114 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in North America, 1983–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in North America is 0.114 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in North America peaked at 0.114 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0853 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places North America 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in North America, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.0872 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0.0859 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0861 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0861 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1014 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1001 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0887 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0871 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.088 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0895 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.091 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0948 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0943 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0971 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0996 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1006 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1007 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1038 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1046 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1058 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1066 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1083 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1068 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.106 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1049 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1041 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1063 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1092 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1106 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1106 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1076 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1078 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1126 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1135 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.114 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | 0.1014 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0914 units per square kilometre | 0.0871 units per square kilometre | 0.0971 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1039 units per square kilometre | 0.0996 units per square kilometre | 0.1083 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | 0.1106 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.112 units per square kilometre | 0.1078 units per square kilometre | 0.114 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 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
- 42 Trinidad and Tobago 1.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.57 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Cayman Islands 1.53 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 197.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in North America?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in North America was 0.114 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.114 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0853 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does North America rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- North America ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.