Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 1.72 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Japan, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Japan is 1.72 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 1.93 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.3 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Japan 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.3 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 1.3 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1.4 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.42 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.44 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.48 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.51 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.51 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.58 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 1.62 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.65 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.78 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.79 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.81 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.82 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.91 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 1.93 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.72 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.37 units per square kilometre | 1.3 units per square kilometre | 1.47 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.63 units per square kilometre | 1.48 units per square kilometre | 1.78 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 units per square kilometre | 1.73 units per square kilometre | 1.93 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 1.73 units per square kilometre | 1.75 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.73 units per square kilometre | 1.72 units per square kilometre | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 1.97 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Saint Lucia 1.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Germany 1.75 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Switzerland 1.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 1.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Philippines 1.63 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Japan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7464 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.2135 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 261,117 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,949 (1998)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.87 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1939 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Japan was 1.72 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Japan rank for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary 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.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary 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
Secondary 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.