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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in China

China: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.2103 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2103 number per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
63rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.3785 number per square kilometre
in 1982
All-time low
0.2103 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
41
1974–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in China, 1974–2019

00.10.20.30.41974199620191974: 0.317 number per square kilometre1975: 0.339 number per square kilometre1976: 0.353 number per square kilometre1977: 0.376 number per square kilometre1978: 0.342 number per square kilometre1979: 0.346 number per square kilometre1980: 0.363 number per square kilometre1981: 0.369 number per square kilometre1982: 0.378 number per square kilometre1983: 0.374 number per square kilometre1984: 0.364 number per square kilometre1985: 0.349 number per square kilometre1986: 0.346 number per square kilometre1987: 0.344 number per square kilometre1988: 0.342 number per square kilometre1989: 0.343 number per square kilometre1990: 0.339 number per square kilometre1991: 0.338 number per square kilometre1992: 0.331 number per square kilometre1993: 0.327 number per square kilometre1994: 0.324 number per square kilometre1995: 0.324 number per square kilometre1996: 0.322 number per square kilometre1997: 0.321 number per square kilometre1998: 0.319 number per square kilometre2001: 0.308 number per square kilometre2003: 0.29 number per square kilometre2006: 0.285 number per square kilometre2007: 0.288 number per square kilometre2008: 0.282 number per square kilometre2009: 0.277 number per square kilometre2010: 0.271 number per square kilometre2011: 0.263 number per square kilometre2012: 0.258 number per square kilometre2013: 0.251 number per square kilometre2014: 0.244 number per square kilometre2015: 0.235 number per square kilometre2016: 0.228 number per square kilometre2017: 0.221 number per square kilometre2018: 0.215 number per square kilometre2019: 0.21 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in China stood at 0.2103 number per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.3785 number per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2103 number per square kilometre, in 2019.

China ranks 63rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in China, year by year

Year number per square kilometre Change
1974 0.317 number per square kilometre —
1975 0.3385 number per square kilometre +6.8%
1976 0.353 number per square kilometre +4.3%
1977 0.376 number per square kilometre +6.5%
1978 0.342 number per square kilometre -9.0%
1979 0.3461 number per square kilometre +1.2%
1980 0.3635 number per square kilometre +5.0%
1981 0.3686 number per square kilometre +1.4%
1982 0.3785 number per square kilometre +2.7%
1983 0.3736 number per square kilometre -1.3%
1984 0.364 number per square kilometre -2.6%
1985 0.3489 number per square kilometre -4.1%
1986 0.3461 number per square kilometre -0.8%
1987 0.3438 number per square kilometre -0.6%
1988 0.3418 number per square kilometre -0.6%
1989 0.3427 number per square kilometre +0.3%
1990 0.3391 number per square kilometre -1.0%
1991 0.338 number per square kilometre -0.3%
1992 0.3312 number per square kilometre -2.0%
1993 0.3268 number per square kilometre -1.3%
1994 0.3243 number per square kilometre -0.8%
1995 0.324 number per square kilometre -0.1%
1996 0.3221 number per square kilometre -0.6%
1997 0.3214 number per square kilometre -0.2%
1998 0.3191 number per square kilometre -0.7%
2001 0.3082 number per square kilometre -3.4%
2003 0.2899 number per square kilometre -5.9%
2006 0.2849 number per square kilometre -1.7%
2007 0.2876 number per square kilometre +0.9%
2008 0.2822 number per square kilometre -1.9%
2009 0.2772 number per square kilometre -1.7%
2010 0.2712 number per square kilometre -2.2%
2011 0.2634 number per square kilometre -2.9%
2012 0.258 number per square kilometre -2.0%
2013 0.2507 number per square kilometre -2.8%
2014 0.2436 number per square kilometre -2.9%
2015 0.2346 number per square kilometre -3.7%
2016 0.2275 number per square kilometre -3.0%
2017 0.2214 number per square kilometre -2.7%
2018 0.2154 number per square kilometre -2.7%
2019 0.2103 number per square kilometre -2.3%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.2103 number per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0805 number per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.2103 number per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2103 number per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3454 number per square kilometre 0.317 number per square kilometre 0.376 number per square kilometre 6
1980s 0.3571 number per square kilometre 0.3418 number per square kilometre 0.3785 number per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.3273 number per square kilometre 0.3191 number per square kilometre 0.3391 number per square kilometre 9
2000s 0.2883 number per square kilometre 0.2772 number per square kilometre 0.3082 number per square kilometre 6
2010s 0.2396 number per square kilometre 0.2103 number per square kilometre 0.2712 number per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 60 Cape Verde 0.2181 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 61 Malaysia 0.2174 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 62 Thailand 0.2105 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 64 Philippines 0.2102 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 65 Puerto Rico 0.2101 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 66 Cote d'Ivoire 0.207 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in China?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in China was 0.2103 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.3785 number per square kilometre in 1982.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2103 number per square kilometre in 2019.
How does China rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
China ranks 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (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.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (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.