Primary education, pupils, per capita in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0774 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Upper middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 0.0774 units per person for primary education, pupils, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Upper middle income peaked at 0.1413 units per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0767 units per person, in 2015.
Upper middle income ranks 34th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1249 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1208 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1235 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1305 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.135 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.139 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1413 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1401 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1377 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1373 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1376 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1355 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1335 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1302 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1278 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1263 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1229 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1212 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1188 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.116 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1149 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1124 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1109 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.11 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1098 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1084 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1087 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1109 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1093 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.11 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1061 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.103 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0978 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0919 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0953 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0917 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0882 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0878 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0861 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0842 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0824 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.081 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.08 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0795 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0772 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0767 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0769 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0769 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.077 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0776 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0778 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0779 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0778 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0772 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0774 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.133 units per person | 0.1208 units per person | 0.1413 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.127 units per person | 0.116 units per person | 0.1376 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1105 units per person | 0.1084 units per person | 0.1149 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0932 units per person | 0.0842 units per person | 0.1061 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0785 units per person | 0.0767 units per person | 0.0824 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0776 units per person | 0.0772 units per person | 0.0779 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Upper middle income?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Upper middle income was 0.0774 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1413 units per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0767 units per person in 2015.
- How does Upper middle income rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Upper middle income ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.