Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre by country
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (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.
Countries reporting
182
Highest
90.33 units per square kilometre
Macao
Lowest
0.0004 units per square kilometre
Mauritania
Median
0.1439 units per square kilometre
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
4,440
What the numbers show
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 90.33 units per square kilometre in Macao; the lowest is 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1439 units per square kilometre, and the mean is 1.32 units per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 130 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 1,589.9%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 84.0%).
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … square: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 90.33 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 2 | Monaco | 46.07 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 3 | Singapore | 19.51 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Malta | 8.97 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 6.57 units per square kilometre | 1994 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 6 | Grenada | 4.77 units per square kilometre | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Lebanon | 4.49 units per square kilometre | 2014 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 8 | San Marino | 4.05 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 9 | Bahrain | 2.67 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Jamaica | 2.63 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Netherlands | 2.52 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 12 | South Korea | 2.37 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Israel | 1.99 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 14 | Barbados | 1.83 units per square kilometre | 2007 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 15 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.77 units per square kilometre | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Palestine | 1.56 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 1.54 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 1.37 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 19 | Andorra | 1.33 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 512.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.24 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 22 | Switzerland | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 1.05 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 24 | Bermuda | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 25 | Mauritius | 0.855 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 0.8471 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 0.7913 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Liechtenstein | 0.7812 units per square kilometre | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 29 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.7743 units per square kilometre | 2007 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 30 | Aruba | 0.7722 units per square kilometre | 2016 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 0.6729 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 0.6694 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 123.2% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 0.5944 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Cuba | 0.5934 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 35 | El Salvador | 0.5732 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 36 | Philippines | 0.5611 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 37 | India | 0.5597 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Armenia | 0.5573 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 39 | American Samoa | 0.525 units per square kilometre | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Portugal | 0.5135 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 41 | British Virgin Islands | 0.5033 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 42 | Guam | 0.4815 units per square kilometre | 1989 | — | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 0.4711 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 0.4205 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 45 | Spain | 0.4024 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Saint Lucia | 0.3984 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 47 | Cyprus | 0.3971 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Italy | 0.3955 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 0.3625 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Georgia | 0.3615 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.5% | falling |
| 51 | Albania | 0.3599 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Croatia | 0.3427 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 53 | Hungary | 0.3355 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3353 units per square kilometre | 2004 | up 268.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Poland | 0.3273 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3003 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Malaysia | 0.2978 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 0.2911 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 59 | Tonga | 0.2764 units per square kilometre | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Vietnam | 0.2746 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Ukraine | 0.2744 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 62 | Burundi | 0.2627 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 270.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 0.2529 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Mexico | 0.2522 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2462 units per square kilometre | 1990 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 66 | Slovakia | 0.2452 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 67 | Turkey | 0.2398 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Lithuania | 0.2394 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 69 | Qatar | 0.2305 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 0.2202 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Czechia | 0.2127 units per square kilometre | 2013 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 72 | Pakistan | 0.2081 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2068 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 74 | France | 0.2038 units per square kilometre | 2013 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 75 | Thailand | 0.1957 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 0.1943 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 77 | Venezuela | 0.187 units per square kilometre | 2009 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Ireland | 0.183 units per square kilometre | 2010 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 79 | Brunei | 0.1805 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 0.1783 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 81 | Panama | 0.1766 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 82 | United States | 0.1729 units per square kilometre | 2017 | — | rising |
| 83 | China | 0.1711 units per square kilometre | 2011 | up 172.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Rwanda | 0.1693 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Samoa | 0.1586 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Greece | 0.157 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 87 | Indonesia | 0.1567 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Moldova | 0.1566 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 89 | Egypt | 0.1459 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Colombia | 0.1453 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Tunisia | 0.1442 units per square kilometre | 2012 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Serbia | 0.1436 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 93 | Iran | 0.1419 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Jordan | 0.1417 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Cayman Islands | 0.1417 units per square kilometre | 2008 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 96 | Uruguay | 0.1339 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 97 | Comoros | 0.1327 units per square kilometre | 2014 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Ecuador | 0.1323 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Seychelles | 0.1269 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 100 | Belarus | 0.1233 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 101 | Kuwait | 0.1215 units per square kilometre | 2004 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 0.1165 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 103 | Romania | 0.1158 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | 2017 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 105 | Montenegro | 0.1132 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 106 | Estonia | 0.1122 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 108 | Norway | 0.1073 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Latvia | 0.1056 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 110 | Honduras | 0.1029 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Cambodia | 0.102 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Sweden | 0.1011 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 113 | Mongolia | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 1,589.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Ghana | 0.0955 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Morocco | 0.095 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Togo | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | 2021 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Peru | 0.0889 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0879 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Nepal | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Senegal | 0.0812 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Nicaragua | 0.0795 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Nigeria | 0.0735 units per square kilometre | 2011 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Syria | 0.0653 units per square kilometre | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 124 | New Zealand | 0.0595 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 125 | Finland | 0.059 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 126 | Brazil | 0.0537 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Argentina | 0.052 units per square kilometre | 2009 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Dominica | 0.0453 units per square kilometre | 1993 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 129 | Iraq | 0.044 units per square kilometre | 2005 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Eswatini | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | 2015 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Gambia | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | 2012 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Myanmar | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Burkina Faso | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Laos | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Lesotho | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Algeria | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 137 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0298 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Iceland | 0.0297 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Afghanistan | 0.029 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 466.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Belize | 0.029 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Uganda | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | 2011 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Haiti | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | 1986 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 143 | Benin | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | 2018 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Oman | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 145 | South Africa | 0.0223 units per square kilometre | 1994 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 146 | Ethiopia | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | 2014 | up 404.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Liberia | 0.0211 units per square kilometre | 2012 | up 162.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Bahamas | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | 1995 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 149 | Bhutan | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Canada | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 2016 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 151 | Mozambique | 0.0179 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 437.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Turkmenistan | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 153 | Zimbabwe | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | 2002 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Cameroon | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Kazakhstan | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 54.9% | rising |
| 157 | Fiji | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | 1991 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 158 | Yemen | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | 2007 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 159 | Russia | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 66.8% | rising |
| 160 | Congo | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 2017 | up 284.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Djibouti | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | 2011 | up 512.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Madagascar | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Tanzania | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Angola | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Malawi | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 2011 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 167 | Libya | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Eritrea | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 2016 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 169 | Botswana | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Namibia | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Niger | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 2019 | up 315.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Chad | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Australia | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 1992 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 174 | New Caledonia | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 1985 | up 173.9% | rising |
| 175 | Guyana | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 2012 | up 121.6% | rising |
| 176 | Suriname | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 2022 | — | flat |
| 177 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 2020 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Zambia | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 1987 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Somalia | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 1987 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Mali | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 2000 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 181 | Central African Republic | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 2011 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 182 | Mauritania | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 2013 | up 26.9% | rising |
How this figure is calculated
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (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.