Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.4424 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.4424 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.4424 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.142 number per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.142 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.1501 number per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1559 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1658 number per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1574 number per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1745 number per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1752 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1775 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1839 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1866 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1889 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1954 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2082 number per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2148 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2231 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2307 number per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2361 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.243 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2462 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2484 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.253 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2577 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2635 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2702 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2766 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2837 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2881 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2936 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2955 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2922 number per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.31 number per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3225 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3331 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3354 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3424 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3423 number per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3523 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.359 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3624 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3667 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3778 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.381 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.396 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4118 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4147 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4267 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4424 number per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1601 number per square kilometre | 0.142 number per square kilometre | 0.1752 number per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2045 number per square kilometre | 0.1775 number per square kilometre | 0.2361 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.263 number per square kilometre | 0.243 number per square kilometre | 0.2881 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3219 number per square kilometre | 0.2922 number per square kilometre | 0.3523 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3938 number per square kilometre | 0.359 number per square kilometre | 0.4424 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 8 Bermuda 6.87 number per square kilometre compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 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 10.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.4424 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4424 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.142 number per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.