Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in North America
North America: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.0897 number per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in North America, 1992–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in North America stood at 0.0897 number per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in North America peaked at 0.0917 number per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0736 number per square kilometre, in 1993.
North America ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in North America, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0744 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0736 number per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0744 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0758 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0771 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0786 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0802 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0825 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0847 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0835 number per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0868 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0868 number per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0896 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0896 number per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0911 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0917 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.09 number per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0896 number per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0906 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0865 number per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0861 number per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0861 number per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0861 number per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0875 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.089 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0902 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0897 number per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0771 number per square kilometre | 0.0736 number per square kilometre | 0.0825 number per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0883 number per square kilometre | 0.0835 number per square kilometre | 0.0917 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.088 number per square kilometre | 0.0861 number per square kilometre | 0.0906 number per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 37 Sri Lanka 1.11 number per square kilometre compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 1.11 number per square kilometre compare
- 39 Switzerland 1.09 number per square kilometre compare
- 40 Cayman Islands 1.02 number per square kilometre compare
- 41 Burundi 1.01 number per square kilometre compare
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9949 number per square kilometre compare
- 43 Rwanda 0.9868 number per square kilometre compare
More education data for North America
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in North America?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in North America was 0.0897 number per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0917 number per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0736 number per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does North America rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- North America ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.