Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in United States
United States: Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.1905 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in United States, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in United States stood at 0.1905 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in United States peaked at 0.1905 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1095 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
United States ranks 143rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in United States, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.1442 units per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1464 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1495 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1522 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1599 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1791 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1816 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.184 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1853 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1886 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1864 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1894 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1886 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1899 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1905 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1504 units per square kilometre | 0.1442 units per square kilometre | 0.1599 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1842 units per square kilometre | 0.1791 units per square kilometre | 0.1886 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1896 units per square kilometre | 0.1886 units per square kilometre | 0.1905 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 140 Latvia 0.2048 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Haiti 0.2039 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 Sweden 0.1913 units per square kilometre compare
- 144 Lesotho 0.1868 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Liberia 0.1854 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Bhutan 0.1834 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for United States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in United States?
- Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in United States was 0.1905 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1905 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1095 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does United States rank for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 143rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.