Primary education, pupils, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0654 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in OECD members, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.0654 units per person for primary education, pupils, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.1073 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0654 units per person, in 2024.
That places OECD members 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1073 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1071 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1064 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1056 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1042 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1028 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.102 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1011 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1003 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1021 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1004 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0998 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0983 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.097 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0953 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.094 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0932 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0956 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0938 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0903 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.089 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0902 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0873 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0865 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0861 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0859 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.086 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0851 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0845 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0838 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0829 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0819 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0807 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0798 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0789 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0778 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0772 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0766 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0756 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0747 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0741 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0731 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0718 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0711 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0708 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0705 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0701 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0698 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0693 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0678 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.067 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0662 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.066 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0654 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1037 units per person | 0.1001 units per person | 0.1073 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0969 units per person | 0.0932 units per person | 0.1021 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0871 units per person | 0.0845 units per person | 0.0903 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0795 units per person | 0.0756 units per person | 0.0838 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0715 units per person | 0.0693 units per person | 0.0747 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0665 units per person | 0.0654 units per person | 0.0678 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in OECD members?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in OECD members was 0.0654 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1073 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0654 units per person in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.