Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.6813 number per square kilometre in 2005. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Japan, 1971–2005
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.6813 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2005.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.7626 number per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5232 number per square kilometre, in 1971.
Japan ranks 57th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5232 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.5422 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5578 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.574 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5994 number per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6241 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.645 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6641 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6896 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7146 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7286 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.737 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7355 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7334 number per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7251 number per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7134 number per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7065 number per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7022 number per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7016 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.718 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7255 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7369 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7231 number per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7626 number per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7594 number per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7233 number per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7194 number per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7164 number per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6466 number per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6519 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6629 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6758 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6813 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6022 number per square kilometre | 0.5232 number per square kilometre | 0.6896 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7198 number per square kilometre | 0.7016 number per square kilometre | 0.737 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7316 number per square kilometre | 0.7164 number per square kilometre | 0.7626 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6637 number per square kilometre | 0.6466 number per square kilometre | 0.6813 number per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 54 Comoros 0.7018 number per square kilometre compare
- 55 Andorra 0.6957 number per square kilometre compare
- 56 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6823 number per square kilometre compare
- 58 Kiribati 0.6605 number per square kilometre compare
- 59 Costa Rica 0.6592 number per square kilometre compare
- 60 Indonesia 0.6324 number per square kilometre compare
More education data for Japan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Japan?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Japan was 0.6813 number per square kilometre in 2005, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7626 number per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5232 number per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Japan rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2005.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.