Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in OECD members
OECD members: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.14 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in OECD members, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.14 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in OECD members peaked at 0.14 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0999 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places OECD members 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0999 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1003 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1012 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1029 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1028 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1026 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1027 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1027 number per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1026 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1029 number per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1061 number per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1058 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1066 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1064 number per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1065 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1066 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1072 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1071 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1077 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1087 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.11 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1112 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1116 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1122 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.115 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1153 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1163 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1178 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1196 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1209 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1227 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1227 number per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1246 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1244 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1262 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1274 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1285 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.13 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1299 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1302 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1322 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1309 number per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1306 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1308 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1314 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1334 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1361 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1374 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1386 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.14 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1021 number per square kilometre | 0.0999 number per square kilometre | 0.1029 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1069 number per square kilometre | 0.1058 number per square kilometre | 0.1087 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.115 number per square kilometre | 0.11 number per square kilometre | 0.1209 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1267 number per square kilometre | 0.1227 number per square kilometre | 0.1302 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1341 number per square kilometre | 0.1306 number per square kilometre | 0.14 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 20 Mauritius 2.26 number per square kilometre compare
- 21 Belgium 1.98 number per square kilometre compare
- 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.97 number per square kilometre compare
- 23 Grenada 1.94 number per square kilometre compare
- 24 Antigua and Barbuda 1.71 number per square kilometre compare
- 25 American Samoa 1.71 number per square kilometre compare
- 26 Kuwait 1.65 number per square kilometre compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in OECD members?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in OECD members was 0.14 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0999 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.