Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in OECD members
OECD members: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.1781 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in OECD members, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in OECD members is 0.1781 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in OECD members peaked at 0.1781 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1317 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places OECD members 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1317 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1339 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1354 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1365 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1365 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1362 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1359 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1366 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.137 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1381 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1443 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1442 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1457 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1454 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1451 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1451 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1458 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1457 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1537 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1526 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1485 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1528 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1493 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1522 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1524 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1536 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1564 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1554 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.157 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1588 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1602 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1604 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1606 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1609 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1626 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1635 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1653 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1675 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1681 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1674 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1668 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1676 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1703 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1741 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1755 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1768 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1757 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.173 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1763 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1772 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1781 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | 0.1317 units per square kilometre | 0.1381 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1468 units per square kilometre | 0.1442 units per square kilometre | 0.1537 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1526 units per square kilometre | 0.148 units per square kilometre | 0.157 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1626 units per square kilometre | 0.1588 units per square kilometre | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.171 units per square kilometre | 0.1668 units per square kilometre | 0.1768 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1762 units per square kilometre | 0.173 units per square kilometre | 0.1781 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 30 Burundi 2.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Grenada 1.99 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 British Virgin Islands 1.86 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Kuwait 1.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Philippines 1.79 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Liechtenstein 1.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Republic of Korea 1.76 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in OECD members?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in OECD members was 0.1781 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1781 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1317 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.