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

Ireland: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0708 number per square kilometre in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
0.0708 number per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
119th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0719 number per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.0468 number per square kilometre
in 1999
Years of data
33
1976–2012

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ireland, 1976–2012

00.020.040.060.081976199420121976: 0.067 number per square kilometre1977: 0.052 number per square kilometre1978: 0.052 number per square kilometre1979: 0.054 number per square kilometre1980: 0.054 number per square kilometre1981: 0.056 number per square kilometre1982: 0.055 number per square kilometre1983: 0.055 number per square kilometre1984: 0.055 number per square kilometre1985: 0.055 number per square kilometre1986: 0.055 number per square kilometre1987: 0.055 number per square kilometre1988: 0.055 number per square kilometre1989: 0.053 number per square kilometre1990: 0.053 number per square kilometre1991: 0.053 number per square kilometre1992: 0.053 number per square kilometre1993: 0.054 number per square kilometre1994: 0.053 number per square kilometre1995: 0.052 number per square kilometre1996: 0.052 number per square kilometre1997: 0.051 number per square kilometre1998: 0.052 number per square kilometre1999: 0.047 number per square kilometre2004: 0.06 number per square kilometre2005: 0.059 number per square kilometre2006: 0.06 number per square kilometre2007: 0.069 number per square kilometre2008: 0.069 number per square kilometre2009: 0.07 number per square kilometre2010: 0.07 number per square kilometre2011: 0.072 number per square kilometre2012: 0.071 number per square kilometre

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

Analysis

In 2012, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ireland stood at 0.0708 number per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 0.0719 number per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0468 number per square kilometre, in 1999.

That places Ireland 119th out of 196 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

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

Year number per square kilometre Change
1976 0.0666 number per square kilometre —
1977 0.0525 number per square kilometre -21.2%
1978 0.0524 number per square kilometre -0.2%
1979 0.0541 number per square kilometre +3.3%
1980 0.0539 number per square kilometre -0.4%
1981 0.0558 number per square kilometre +3.5%
1982 0.0549 number per square kilometre -1.5%
1983 0.0546 number per square kilometre -0.6%
1984 0.0551 number per square kilometre +1.0%
1985 0.0547 number per square kilometre -0.8%
1986 0.0547 number per square kilometre +0.0%
1987 0.0547 number per square kilometre +0.1%
1988 0.0545 number per square kilometre -0.4%
1989 0.0529 number per square kilometre -3.0%
1990 0.0533 number per square kilometre +0.8%
1991 0.053 number per square kilometre -0.7%
1992 0.053 number per square kilometre +0.1%
1993 0.0541 number per square kilometre +2.1%
1994 0.0534 number per square kilometre -1.2%
1995 0.0523 number per square kilometre -2.1%
1996 0.0523 number per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0507 number per square kilometre -3.0%
1998 0.0519 number per square kilometre +2.3%
1999 0.0468 number per square kilometre -9.8%
2004 0.0598 number per square kilometre +27.8%
2005 0.0586 number per square kilometre -2.1%
2006 0.0597 number per square kilometre +2.0%
2007 0.0691 number per square kilometre +15.7%
2008 0.0692 number per square kilometre +0.1%
2009 0.0702 number per square kilometre +1.5%
2010 0.0703 number per square kilometre +0.1%
2011 0.0719 number per square kilometre +2.2%
2012 0.0708 number per square kilometre -1.6%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.0708 number per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1121 number per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.0708 number per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0369 number per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ireland 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +27.8% 0.0468 number per square kilometre 0.0598 number per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0564 number per square kilometre 0.0524 number per square kilometre 0.0666 number per square kilometre 4
1980s 0.0546 number per square kilometre 0.0529 number per square kilometre 0.0558 number per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0521 number per square kilometre 0.0468 number per square kilometre 0.0541 number per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0645 number per square kilometre 0.0586 number per square kilometre 0.0702 number per square kilometre 6
2010s 0.071 number per square kilometre 0.0703 number per square kilometre 0.0719 number per square kilometre 3

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 116 France 0.0768 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 117 Ecuador 0.0724 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 118 Laos 0.0723 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 120 Djibouti 0.0692 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 121 Myanmar 0.0658 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 122 Vanuatu 0.0606 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ireland?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ireland was 0.0708 number per square kilometre in 2012, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0719 number per square kilometre in 2011.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0468 number per square kilometre in 1999.
How does Ireland rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 119th out of 196 countries with data for 2012.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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)

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.