Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP by country
Primary education, pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
201
Highest
0.0007 units per US$ of GDP
Burundi
Lowest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Monaco
Median
0 units per US$ of GDP
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
10,698
What the numbers show
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP in Burundi; the lowest is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 units per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 units per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,023.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 166 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 110.4%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 83.5%).
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2016 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 47.3% | falling |
| 4 | Malawi | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 7 | Madagascar | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2010 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 71.2% | falling |
| 10 | Uganda | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2017 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 11 | Rwanda | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Haiti | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2016 | — | falling |
| 13 | Zambia | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 49.6% | falling |
| 14 | Gambia | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 15 | Sudan | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2019 | up 110.4% | flat |
| 16 | Togo | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 17 | Chad | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Niger | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 19 | Eritrea | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 20 | Guinea | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 22 | Liberia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Benin | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 25 | Lesotho | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Yemen | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2016 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 27 | Mali | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 28 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2017 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 29 | Timor-Leste | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Cameroon | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Syria | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 54.7% | falling |
| 33 | Mauritania | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 34 | Nepal | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Myanmar | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Kenya | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Senegal | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 39 | Tajikistan | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Nigeria | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Pakistan | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Comoros | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 43 | Solomon Islands | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Ghana | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Congo | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Iraq | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2007 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 49 | Kiribati | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Angola | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Cambodia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Eswatini | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Namibia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 55 | Vanuatu | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 56 | Somalia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Egypt | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 60 | India | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Samoa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Morocco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Philippines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Tunisia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Palestine, State of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 69 | Bhutan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Cape Verde | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Tonga | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Tuvalu | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Guatemala | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Lebanon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Indonesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 80 | South Africa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Fiji | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Jordan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Marshall Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 84 | Botswana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Viet Nam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Algeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Djibouti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 89 | El Salvador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Gabon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2019 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Mongolia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Paraguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 94 | Belize | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Ecuador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Suriname | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Peru | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Libya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2006 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 99 | Colombia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Georgia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Naoero | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Jamaica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Grenada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Thailand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Republic of Moldova | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Dominica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 110 | New Caledonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1994 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Ukraine | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Malaysia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Mexico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 115 | French Polynesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1996 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Argentina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Cuba | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Brazil | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Maldives | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Armenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 122 | China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Mauritius | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Belarus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Saint Lucia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Albania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Panama | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Kazakhstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 130 | Montenegro | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Türkiye | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Costa Rica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Chile | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Palau | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 137 | Seychelles | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Guyana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Russian Federation | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Uruguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Oman | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Latvia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Serbia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 146 | Bahrain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Romania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Greece | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Barbados | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 152 | Estonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Bulgaria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Portugal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Israel | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Slovenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 157 | Aruba | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 158 | Kuwait | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Poland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Slovakia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Hungary | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Croatia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Bahamas | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Czechia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Spain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Cyprus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 167 | New Zealand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Japan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 169 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Sweden | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Lithuania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Republic of Korea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 173 | France | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Australia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Belgium | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Malta | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Finland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Puerto Rico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Italy | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Canada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 181 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Andorra | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Iceland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Denmark | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Netherlands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Norway | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 188 | United States of America | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 189 | Qatar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Hong Kong, China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Macau, China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 192 | San Marino | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 193 | Germany | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 194 | Austria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Switzerland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Cayman Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 197 | Singapore | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Luxembourg | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Bermuda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 200 | Liechtenstein | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 201 | Monaco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
- Pre-demographic dividend 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
- Least developed countries 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
- IDA only 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
- Africa Western and Central 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
- Africa Eastern and Southern 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
- IDA total 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
- IDA blend 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
- Lower middle income 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
- South Asia 0 units per US$ of GDP
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Pacific island small states 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Early-demographic dividend 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Other small states 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Low & middle income 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Small states 0 units per US$ of GDP
- IDA & IBRD total 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Middle income 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Arab World 0 units per US$ of GDP
- IBRD only 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Latin America & Caribbean 0 units per US$ of GDP
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Upper middle income 0 units per US$ of GDP
- World 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Caribbean Small States 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- East Asia & Pacific 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Late-demographic dividend 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Central Europe and the Baltics 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Europe & Central Asia 0 units per US$ of GDP
- OECD members 0 units per US$ of GDP
How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.