Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.9949 number per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.9949 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2018.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.12 number per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6903 number per square kilometre, in 1987.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 42nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7953 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.8332 number per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8754 number per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9036 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.919 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9534 number per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9059 number per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8895 number per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8888 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8761 number per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8084 number per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7936 number per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7895 number per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7978 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6903 number per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6944 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7234 number per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7358 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7391 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.744 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8349 number per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8319 number per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8842 number per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8929 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8827 number per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8719 number per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8948 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.84 number per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8591 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8227 number per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8208 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.907 number per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9203 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8883 number per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9014 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1 number per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 1.12 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9949 number per square kilometre | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8849 number per square kilometre | 0.7953 number per square kilometre | 0.9534 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7717 number per square kilometre | 0.6903 number per square kilometre | 0.8761 number per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7634 number per square kilometre | 0.7358 number per square kilometre | 0.8349 number per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8601 number per square kilometre | 0.8208 number per square kilometre | 0.8948 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.976 number per square kilometre | 0.8883 number per square kilometre | 1.12 number per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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
- 43 Rwanda 0.9868 number per square kilometre compare
- 44 Viet Nam 0.9684 number per square kilometre compare
- 45 Jamaica 0.9317 number per square kilometre compare
More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.9949 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 number per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6903 number per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 42nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.