Primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA blend
IDA blend: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1273 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA blend, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA blend is 0.1273 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA blend peaked at 0.1365 units per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0878 units per person, in 1970.
That places IDA blend 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0878 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0893 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0922 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0946 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0995 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1054 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1096 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1191 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1228 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.123 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1347 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1365 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1355 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1326 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.122 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1245 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1217 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1171 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1179 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1178 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1196 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1223 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1222 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1196 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.115 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1179 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1203 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1222 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1248 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1237 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1225 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1246 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1267 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1279 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1252 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1234 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1185 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1192 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1196 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1208 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1221 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1228 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1227 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1206 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1233 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1237 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1257 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1269 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1271 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1256 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.126 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1279 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1273 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0998 units per person | 0.0878 units per person | 0.1191 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.127 units per person | 0.1171 units per person | 0.1365 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1195 units per person | 0.115 units per person | 0.1223 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1236 units per person | 0.1185 units per person | 0.1279 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1228 units per person | 0.1196 units per person | 0.1269 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1268 units per person | 0.1256 units per person | 0.1279 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 13 Eswatini 0.1807 units per person compare
- 14 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1796 units per person compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 0.1781 units per person compare
- 16 Zimbabwe 0.1767 units per person compare
- 17 Burundi 0.1748 units per person compare
- 18 Benin 0.1743 units per person compare
- 19 Central African Republic 0.1726 units per person compare
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA blend?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA blend was 0.1273 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1365 units per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0878 units per person in 1970.
- How does IDA blend rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- IDA blend ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.
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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.