Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Small states
Small states: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.21 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Small states, 1970–2019
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 Small states is 0.21 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Small states peaked at 0.21 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0704 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Small states 16th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0704 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0734 number per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.078 number per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0794 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0823 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0838 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0857 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.089 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0914 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0926 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0962 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0989 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1027 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1086 number per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1098 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1112 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1138 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1169 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1208 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.123 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1235 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.127 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1229 number per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1275 number per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1324 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1354 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1372 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1383 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1401 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1421 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1463 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1493 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1529 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1572 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.16 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1643 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1664 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1688 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1722 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1766 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1803 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1836 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1884 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1904 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1919 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.194 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1976 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2014 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2041 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.21 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0826 number per square kilometre | 0.0704 number per square kilometre | 0.0926 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1102 number per square kilometre | 0.0962 number per square kilometre | 0.123 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1326 number per square kilometre | 0.1229 number per square kilometre | 0.1421 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1614 number per square kilometre | 0.1463 number per square kilometre | 0.1766 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1942 number per square kilometre | 0.1803 number per square kilometre | 0.21 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 13 Aruba 2.82 number per square kilometre compare
- 14 Tuvalu 2.8 number per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bangladesh 2.72 number per square kilometre compare
- 16 Palestine, State of 2.68 number per square kilometre compare
- 17 Netherlands 2.61 number per square kilometre compare
- 18 Naoero 2.6 number per square kilometre compare
- 19 Barbados 2.49 number per square kilometre compare
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Small states?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Small states was 0.21 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0704 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Small states rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Small states ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.