Primary education, pupils, per capita in High income
High income: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0593 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in High income, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, pupils, per capita in High income stood at 0.0593 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in High income peaked at 0.0958 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0593 units per person, in 2024.
High income ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0876 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0958 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0943 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0925 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0904 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0885 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.087 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0856 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0845 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0813 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0847 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.084 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0832 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0817 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0803 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0791 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0785 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0782 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0807 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0794 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0766 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0757 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0769 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0746 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0741 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0741 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0739 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0739 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0728 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0719 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0707 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0696 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0686 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0675 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0676 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0658 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0651 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0642 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0637 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0629 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0625 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0622 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0618 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0611 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0609 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0612 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0615 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0621 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0622 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.062 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0609 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0605 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0599 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0597 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0593 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0888 units per person | 0.0813 units per person | 0.0958 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.081 units per person | 0.0782 units per person | 0.0847 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0744 units per person | 0.0719 units per person | 0.0769 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0666 units per person | 0.0629 units per person | 0.0707 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0618 units per person | 0.0609 units per person | 0.0625 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0601 units per person | 0.0593 units per person | 0.0609 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0283 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in High income?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in High income was 0.0593 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0958 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0593 units per person in 2024.
- How does High income rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- High income ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.