Primary education, pupils, per capita in North America
North America: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0687 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in North America, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils, per capita in North America is 0.0687 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in North America peaked at 0.1212 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0687 units per person, in 2024.
North America ranks 36th 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 North America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1212 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1084 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1054 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1048 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1006 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0968 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0938 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0909 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0886 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0859 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0909 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0889 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0892 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0866 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0845 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0838 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0844 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0851 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1005 units per person | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0996 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0888 units per person | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0883 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0961 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0879 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0877 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0888 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0886 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0907 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0885 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0884 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0877 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.087 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0856 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0844 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.083 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0816 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0804 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0798 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0797 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0787 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0782 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0778 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0768 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0757 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0755 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0758 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0758 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0757 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0748 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0739 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0728 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.071 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0695 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0697 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0687 units per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0996 units per person | 0.0859 units per person | 0.1212 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0894 units per person | 0.0838 units per person | 0.1005 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0894 units per person | 0.0877 units per person | 0.0961 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0828 units per person | 0.0787 units per person | 0.0877 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.076 units per person | 0.0739 units per person | 0.0782 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0703 units per person | 0.0687 units per person | 0.0728 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in North America?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in North America was 0.0687 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1212 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0687 units per person in 2024.
- How does North America rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- North America ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.