Primary education, pupils, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1591 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, pupils, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 0.1591 units per person.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.1633 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0859 units per person, in 1970.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0859 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0883 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0909 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0932 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0976 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1002 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1036 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.111 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1197 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1289 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1328 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1359 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1378 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1374 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1362 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1318 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.127 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1243 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1228 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1205 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1204 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1223 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1212 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1231 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1225 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1226 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1174 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1246 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1259 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1271 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1307 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1337 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1404 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1469 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1507 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1524 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.155 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1564 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1575 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1583 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1587 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1608 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1627 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1633 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1624 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1589 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.159 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1598 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.161 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1618 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1622 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1621 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1621 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1613 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1591 units per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1019 units per person | 0.0859 units per person | 0.1289 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1306 units per person | 0.1205 units per person | 0.1378 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1227 units per person | 0.1174 units per person | 0.1271 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1482 units per person | 0.1307 units per person | 0.1583 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1608 units per person | 0.1587 units per person | 0.1633 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1614 units per person | 0.1591 units per person | 0.1622 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 175.74 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.1591 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1633 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0859 units per person in 1970.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.