Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.4428 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1973–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 0.4428 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.4428 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1444 number per square kilometre, in 1973.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1444 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.1527 number per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1589 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1691 number per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.161 number per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1781 number per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1788 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.181 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1872 number per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1898 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1918 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1979 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2103 number per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2165 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2245 number per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.232 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2375 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2446 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.248 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2503 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.255 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2597 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2653 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2719 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2783 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2854 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2898 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2953 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2972 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.294 number per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3117 number per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3241 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3346 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3368 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3437 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3436 number per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3535 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.36 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3634 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3675 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3785 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3825 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3972 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4127 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4155 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4273 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4428 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1633 number per square kilometre | 0.1444 number per square kilometre | 0.1788 number per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2069 number per square kilometre | 0.181 number per square kilometre | 0.2375 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2648 number per square kilometre | 0.2446 number per square kilometre | 0.2898 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3234 number per square kilometre | 0.294 number per square kilometre | 0.3535 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3948 number per square kilometre | 0.36 number per square kilometre | 0.4428 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 1 Monaco 68.08 number per square kilometre compare
- 2 Macau, China 59.76 number per square kilometre compare
- 3 Hong Kong, China 20.8 number per square kilometre compare
- 4 Singapore 18.37 number per square kilometre compare
- 5 Gibraltar 17.2 number per square kilometre compare
- 6 Maldives 12.85 number per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bahrain 9.07 number per square kilometre compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.4428 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4428 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1444 number per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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.