Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in South Asia
South Asia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.7891 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in South Asia, 1970–2019
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 South Asia is 0.7891 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in South Asia peaked at 0.8674 number per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3729 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
South Asia ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in South Asia, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3729 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.3819 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3966 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4126 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4162 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4361 number per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4404 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4557 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4466 number per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4513 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4544 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4689 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4804 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5049 number per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5265 number per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5335 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5508 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5489 number per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5605 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5866 number per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5948 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6067 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.622 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6439 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6625 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6703 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6758 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6833 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6826 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6917 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.707 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6998 number per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7086 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6868 number per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7067 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7248 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7417 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7615 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7758 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7893 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8008 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8141 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8173 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8674 number per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8551 number per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8555 number per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.805 number per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8321 number per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7719 number per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7891 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.421 number per square kilometre | 0.3729 number per square kilometre | 0.4557 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5215 number per square kilometre | 0.4544 number per square kilometre | 0.5866 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6534 number per square kilometre | 0.5948 number per square kilometre | 0.6917 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7302 number per square kilometre | 0.6868 number per square kilometre | 0.7893 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8208 number per square kilometre | 0.7719 number per square kilometre | 0.8674 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More reference data data for South Asia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 104.67 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 248.87 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 249.65 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.19 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in South Asia?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in South Asia was 0.7891 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8674 number per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3729 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does South Asia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- South Asia ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.