Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in World
World: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.2597 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in World, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in World is 0.2597 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.2597 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1413 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
World ranks 19th 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 World, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1512 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1413 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1528 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1571 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1615 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1654 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.168 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1698 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1717 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1795 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.183 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1885 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1923 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1951 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.197 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1987 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2011 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2075 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2118 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2122 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2145 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1808 units per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1811 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1839 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1846 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.187 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1912 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1909 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1942 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1961 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1985 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1988 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2044 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2097 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2115 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2124 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2164 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2184 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2214 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2253 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2293 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2269 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2355 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.238 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2414 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.247 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2467 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2477 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2519 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2537 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2571 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2566 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2597 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | 0.1413 units per square kilometre | 0.1717 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1954 units per square kilometre | 0.1795 units per square kilometre | 0.2118 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.192 units per square kilometre | 0.1808 units per square kilometre | 0.2145 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2088 units per square kilometre | 0.1961 units per square kilometre | 0.2214 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.239 units per square kilometre | 0.2253 units per square kilometre | 0.2519 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2568 units per square kilometre | 0.2537 units per square kilometre | 0.2597 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 20 United States Virgin Islands 2.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Mauritius 2.82 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Rwanda 2.74 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in World?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in World was 0.2597 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2597 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1413 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does World rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.