Primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA only
IDA only: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1438 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA only, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA only is 0.1438 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA only peaked at 0.1528 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0855 units per person, in 1971.
IDA only ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA only, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.089 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0855 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0891 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0933 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0938 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0968 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1019 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1049 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1067 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1091 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1114 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1112 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1118 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1112 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1092 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1088 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1075 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1109 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1105 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1091 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1122 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1122 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1131 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1143 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1163 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1165 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1201 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1208 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.12 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1226 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1252 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1315 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1346 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1377 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1408 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1438 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1458 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1492 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1497 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1504 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1518 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1524 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1513 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1522 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1506 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1509 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1513 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1523 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1528 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1527 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1508 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1471 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1457 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1438 units per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0961 units per person | 0.0855 units per person | 0.1067 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1101 units per person | 0.1075 units per person | 0.1118 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1155 units per person | 0.1091 units per person | 0.1208 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1381 units per person | 0.1226 units per person | 0.1497 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1516 units per person | 0.1504 units per person | 0.1528 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.148 units per person | 0.1438 units per person | 0.1527 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 9 Togo 0.1972 units per person compare
- 10 Namibia 0.1947 units per person compare
- 11 Cameroon 0.1816 units per person compare
- 12 Afghanistan 0.1811 units per person compare
- 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
More education data for IDA only
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 182.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9749 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA only?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA only was 0.1438 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1528 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0855 units per person in 1971.
- How does IDA only rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- IDA only ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.