Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.1638 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend stood at 0.1638 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.1638 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1281 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Post-demographic dividend 34th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1281 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1352 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1362 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1366 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1355 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1354 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1354 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1353 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1401 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1395 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1403 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1391 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1382 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1375 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1373 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.136 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1433 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1384 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1382 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1386 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1345 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.137 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1359 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1374 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1403 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1401 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1427 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1442 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1449 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1456 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1464 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1487 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1503 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1514 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.151 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1517 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1526 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1511 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1501 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1512 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1539 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1576 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1595 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1591 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1578 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.163 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1634 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1638 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1352 units per square kilometre | 0.1281 units per square kilometre | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1397 units per square kilometre | 0.136 units per square kilometre | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1379 units per square kilometre | 0.1345 units per square kilometre | 0.1403 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1473 units per square kilometre | 0.1427 units per square kilometre | 0.1514 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1545 units per square kilometre | 0.1501 units per square kilometre | 0.1595 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1622 units per square kilometre | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | 0.1638 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 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
- 37 Saint Lucia 1.73 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 565.10 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend was 0.1638 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1638 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1281 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.