Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.2959 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 0.2959 units per square kilometre for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states peaked at 0.2959 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1521 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Pacific island small states ranks 16th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1521 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1563 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.164 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1615 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1635 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1673 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1685 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1691 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1721 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1724 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1731 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1722 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1764 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1811 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1858 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1861 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1947 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1985 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2019 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2058 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2076 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2026 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2041 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2054 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2092 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2156 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.213 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2182 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2177 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2104 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.202 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2087 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.211 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2128 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2173 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2169 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2159 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.213 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2174 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2162 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.22 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2214 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2301 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.229 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.236 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2244 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2323 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2406 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2491 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2631 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2647 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2758 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2854 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2959 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1647 units per square kilometre | 0.1521 units per square kilometre | 0.1724 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1876 units per square kilometre | 0.1722 units per square kilometre | 0.2058 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2104 units per square kilometre | 0.2026 units per square kilometre | 0.2182 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2131 units per square kilometre | 0.202 units per square kilometre | 0.2174 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2346 units per square kilometre | 0.22 units per square kilometre | 0.2631 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2805 units per square kilometre | 0.2647 units per square kilometre | 0.2959 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 13 Barbados 3.79 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Lebanon 3.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Aruba 3.49 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Tuvalu 3.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Nauru 3.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Netherlands 2.99 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Bangladesh 2.96 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states was 0.2959 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2959 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1521 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Pacific island small states ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.