Primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1356 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA total, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 0.1356 units per person for primary education, pupils, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA total peaked at 0.1415 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0858 units per person, in 1971.
That places IDA total 14th 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 total, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0877 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0858 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0891 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0927 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0947 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0968 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0988 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1018 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1051 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1094 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1122 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1138 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1175 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1185 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1178 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1155 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1117 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1117 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.113 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1111 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1105 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1126 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1132 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1148 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1154 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1158 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1143 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1177 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.119 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.119 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1216 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1229 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1266 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1294 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1322 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1346 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1357 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1363 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1367 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1373 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1377 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.139 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1398 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1393 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1397 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1379 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.139 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1394 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1406 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1415 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1414 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1397 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1374 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.137 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1356 units per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0962 units per person | 0.0858 units per person | 0.1094 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1143 units per person | 0.1111 units per person | 0.1185 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1152 units per person | 0.1105 units per person | 0.119 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1313 units per person | 0.1216 units per person | 0.1373 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1394 units per person | 0.1377 units per person | 0.1415 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1382 units per person | 0.1356 units per person | 0.1414 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 16 Zimbabwe 0.1767 units per person compare
- 17 Burundi 0.1748 units per person compare
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA total?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in IDA total was 0.1356 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1415 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0858 units per person in 1971.
- How does IDA total rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- IDA total ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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)
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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.