Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.3131 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, 1973–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific stood at 0.3131 number per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.3131 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1076 number per square kilometre, in 1973.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1076 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.1134 number per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.118 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1251 number per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1203 number per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1319 number per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1328 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1346 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.139 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.141 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1426 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1468 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1545 number per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1583 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1635 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1686 number per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1723 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1775 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1801 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1819 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1849 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1886 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1925 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1964 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2006 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2055 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2081 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2118 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.213 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2112 number per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2233 number per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2318 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2388 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2405 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2454 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2455 number per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2523 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2568 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2593 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2623 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2696 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2723 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2819 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2921 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2941 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3021 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3131 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1213 number per square kilometre | 0.1076 number per square kilometre | 0.1328 number per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.1521 number per square kilometre | 0.1346 number per square kilometre | 0.1723 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1916 number per square kilometre | 0.1775 number per square kilometre | 0.2081 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2314 number per square kilometre | 0.2112 number per square kilometre | 0.2523 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2804 number per square kilometre | 0.2568 number per square kilometre | 0.3131 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 7 Bahrain 9.07 number per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bermuda 6.87 number per square kilometre compare
- 9 Malta 5.35 number per square kilometre compare
- 10 San Marino 3.7 number per square kilometre compare
- 11 Lebanon 3.53 number per square kilometre compare
- 12 Israel 3.07 number per square kilometre compare
- 13 Aruba 2.82 number per square kilometre compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific was 0.3131 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3131 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1076 number per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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)
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
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.