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

Turkey: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.1469 number per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.1469 number per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
89th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.1867 number per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.1135 number per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
28
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Turkey, 1971–2018

00.050.10.150.21971199420181971: 0.114 number per square kilometre1972: 0.119 number per square kilometre1973: 0.133 number per square kilometre1974: 0.128 number per square kilometre1975: 0.13 number per square kilometre1976: 0.135 number per square kilometre1978: 0.141 number per square kilometre1979: 0.141 number per square kilometre1981: 0.164 number per square kilometre1982: 0.162 number per square kilometre1984: 0.16 number per square kilometre1985: 0.16 number per square kilometre1986: 0.161 number per square kilometre1987: 0.164 number per square kilometre1988: 0.168 number per square kilometre1989: 0.167 number per square kilometre1990: 0.169 number per square kilometre1991: 0.166 number per square kilometre1992: 0.176 number per square kilometre1993: 0.175 number per square kilometre1994: 0.176 number per square kilometre1995: 0.171 number per square kilometre2012: 0.187 number per square kilometre2013: 0.155 number per square kilometre2014: 0.157 number per square kilometre2015: 0.159 number per square kilometre2017: 0.148 number per square kilometre2018: 0.147 number per square kilometre

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 Turkey is 0.1469 number per square kilometre, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Turkey peaked at 0.1867 number per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1135 number per square kilometre, in 1971.

Turkey ranks 89th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Turkey, 1971 to 2018.
Year number per square kilometre Change
1971 0.1135 number per square kilometre —
1972 0.1194 number per square kilometre +5.2%
1973 0.1327 number per square kilometre +11.1%
1974 0.1283 number per square kilometre -3.3%
1975 0.1298 number per square kilometre +1.2%
1976 0.1354 number per square kilometre +4.3%
1978 0.1407 number per square kilometre +3.9%
1979 0.1414 number per square kilometre +0.5%
1981 0.164 number per square kilometre +16.0%
1982 0.1617 number per square kilometre -1.5%
1984 0.1595 number per square kilometre -1.3%
1985 0.1601 number per square kilometre +0.3%
1986 0.1609 number per square kilometre +0.5%
1987 0.1641 number per square kilometre +2.0%
1988 0.1677 number per square kilometre +2.2%
1989 0.1669 number per square kilometre -0.5%
1990 0.1687 number per square kilometre +1.1%
1991 0.1664 number per square kilometre -1.4%
1992 0.176 number per square kilometre +5.8%
1993 0.1753 number per square kilometre -0.4%
1994 0.1761 number per square kilometre +0.5%
1995 0.1709 number per square kilometre -3.0%
2012 0.1867 number per square kilometre +9.3%
2013 0.1545 number per square kilometre -17.2%
2014 0.1568 number per square kilometre +1.4%
2015 0.1587 number per square kilometre +1.3%
2017 0.1479 number per square kilometre -6.8%
2018 0.1469 number per square kilometre -0.7%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 0.1469 number per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0805 number per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 0.1469 number per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0369 number per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1302 number per square kilometre 0.1135 number per square kilometre 0.1414 number per square kilometre 8
1980s 0.1631 number per square kilometre 0.1595 number per square kilometre 0.1677 number per square kilometre 8
1990s 0.1722 number per square kilometre 0.1664 number per square kilometre 0.1761 number per square kilometre 6
2010s 0.1586 number per square kilometre 0.1469 number per square kilometre 0.1867 number per square kilometre 6

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 86 Cuba 0.1506 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 87 Guinea-Bissau 0.1494 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 88 Kiribati 0.1494 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 90 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1455 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 91 Ethiopia 0.1444 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 92 Afghanistan 0.1315 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Turkey?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Turkey was 0.1469 number per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.1867 number per square kilometre in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1135 number per square kilometre in 1971.
How does Turkey rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Turkey ranks 89th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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.

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.