Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in India
India: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.666 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in India, 1971–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in India is 0.666 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.7612 number per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3502 number per square kilometre, in 1971.
India ranks 21st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3502 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.3595 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3715 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.377 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.393 number per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3942 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6011 number per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6153 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6103 number per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6098 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5722 number per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7612 number per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7483 number per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7473 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6859 number per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7177 number per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.666 number per square kilometre | -7.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.666 number per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1116 number per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.666 number per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7216 number per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +52.5% | 0.3942 number per square kilometre | 0.6011 number per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +33.0% | 0.5722 number per square kilometre | 0.7612 number per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3742 number per square kilometre | 0.3502 number per square kilometre | 0.3942 number per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.6011 number per square kilometre | 0.6011 number per square kilometre | 0.6011 number per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6019 number per square kilometre | 0.5722 number per square kilometre | 0.6153 number per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7211 number per square kilometre | 0.666 number per square kilometre | 0.7612 number per square kilometre | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 18 Nepal 0.7771 number per square kilometre compare
- 19 Barbados 0.7628 number per square kilometre compare
- 20 Tuvalu 0.7333 number per square kilometre compare
- 22 Gambia 0.6369 number per square kilometre compare
- 23 Togo 0.6197 number per square kilometre compare
- 24 Uganda 0.5884 number per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in India?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in India was 0.666 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7612 number per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3502 number per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does India rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 21st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male 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, 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.