Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in World
World: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.168 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in World, 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 World is 0.168 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.168 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0755 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
World ranks 21st of 45 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0755 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0768 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0793 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0816 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0832 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0846 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0867 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0865 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0902 number per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0916 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0942 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.096 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0979 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0999 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1024 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1052 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.109 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1094 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1127 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1163 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1188 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1207 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1018 number per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1032 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1057 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1087 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1106 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1115 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1138 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1146 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1169 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1183 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1193 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1246 number per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1284 number per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1308 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1318 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1337 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1353 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1377 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1411 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1438 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.143 number per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1488 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1513 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1547 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1574 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1604 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1626 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.168 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0836 number per square kilometre | 0.0755 number per square kilometre | 0.0916 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1043 number per square kilometre | 0.0942 number per square kilometre | 0.1163 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1109 number per square kilometre | 0.1018 number per square kilometre | 0.1207 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1277 number per square kilometre | 0.1169 number per square kilometre | 0.1377 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1531 number per square kilometre | 0.1411 number per square kilometre | 0.168 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 18 Naoero 2.6 number per square kilometre compare
- 19 Barbados 2.49 number per square kilometre compare
- 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
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in World?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in World was 0.168 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.168 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0755 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does World rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- World ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.