Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in OECD members
OECD members: Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.2444 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary 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 secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in OECD members is 0.2444 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in OECD members peaked at 0.2444 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1304 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
OECD members ranks 23rd 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.
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1683 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1304 units per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1337 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1368 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1397 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1519 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1546 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.155 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1617 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1636 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1684 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1705 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1718 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1791 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1775 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1799 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1852 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.187 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1859 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1858 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1939 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1943 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1991 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2025 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2026 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2007 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2017 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2054 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2087 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2102 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2119 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2124 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2157 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2158 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2187 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2191 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2207 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2204 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.221 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2191 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.223 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2262 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2283 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2321 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2323 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2331 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2356 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2391 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2412 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.244 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2444 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1466 units per square kilometre | 0.1304 units per square kilometre | 0.1683 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1745 units per square kilometre | 0.1617 units per square kilometre | 0.187 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1966 units per square kilometre | 0.1858 units per square kilometre | 0.2026 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2139 units per square kilometre | 0.2054 units per square kilometre | 0.2207 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2271 units per square kilometre | 0.2191 units per square kilometre | 0.2356 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2422 units per square kilometre | 0.2391 units per square kilometre | 0.2444 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 20 Tuvalu 2.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Barbados 2.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Kuwait 2.66 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Luxembourg 2.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Sri Lanka 2.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Pakistan 2.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Marshall Islands 2.43 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 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (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, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in OECD members?
- Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in OECD members was 0.2444 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2444 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1304 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does OECD members rank for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 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.