What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?

The highest recorded value was 0.0052 units per person in 1982.

What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 1970.

How does East Asia & Pacific rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.

Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Primary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific

Name: Primary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

East Asia & Pacific: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0046 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0046 units per person

Change on year

up 0.0%

Rank

11th

of 43 groups

All-time high

0.0052 units per person

in 1982

All-time low

0.0041 units per person

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Primary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific is 0.0046 units per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.0052 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 units per person, in 1970.

That places East Asia & Pacific 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Primary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific, year by year

Annual values for Primary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 1970 to 2024.
Year	units per person	Change
1970	0.0041 units per person	—
1971	0.0042 units per person	+2.1%
1972	0.0045 units per person	+7.3%
1973	0.0047 units per person	+3.3%
1974	0.0048 units per person	+3.1%
1975	0.005 units per person	+2.8%
1976	0.0051 units per person	+2.6%
1977	0.005 units per person	-1.2%
1978	0.005 units per person	-1.0%
1979	0.005 units per person	-0.5%
1980	0.0051 units per person	+2.3%
1981	0.0051 units per person	+1.3%
1982	0.0052 units per person	+0.8%
1983	0.0051 units per person	-0.7%
1984	0.0051 units per person	-1.0%
1985	0.005 units per person	-1.2%
1986	0.005 units per person	-0.9%
1987	0.005 units per person	-0.6%
1988	0.0049 units per person	-0.7%
1989	0.0049 units per person	-0.4%
1990	0.0049 units per person	-0.4%
1991	0.0048 units per person	-1.1%
1992	0.0047 units per person	-1.6%
1993	0.0047 units per person	-1.1%
1994	0.0047 units per person	-0.6%
1995	0.0047 units per person	-0.1%
1996	0.0046 units per person	-0.5%
1997	0.0046 units per person	-0.2%
1998	0.0046 units per person	-0.6%
1999	0.0046 units per person	-0.6%
2000	0.0045 units per person	-1.1%
2001	0.0045 units per person	-0.2%
2002	0.0044 units per person	-2.3%
2003	0.0045 units per person	+2.1%
2004	0.0046 units per person	+3.1%
2005	0.0046 units per person	-1.3%
2006	0.0046 units per person	-0.4%
2007	0.0046 units per person	+1.2%
2008	0.0045 units per person	-2.2%
2009	0.0045 units per person	+0.6%
2010	0.0046 units per person	+0.0%
2011	0.0045 units per person	-0.7%
2012	0.0045 units per person	-0.6%
2013	0.0046 units per person	+1.3%
2014	0.0045 units per person	-0.9%
2015	0.0046 units per person	+1.0%
2016	0.0046 units per person	+1.8%
2017	0.0045 units per person	-2.5%
2018	0.0045 units per person	+0.3%
2019	0.0046 units per person	+2.1%
2020	0.0046 units per person	+0.2%
2021	0.0047 units per person	+0.5%
2022	0.0046 units per person	-0.8%
2023	0.0046 units per person	-0.9%
2024	0.0046 units per person	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0047 units per person	0.0041 units per person	0.0051 units per person	10
1980s	0.005 units per person	0.0049 units per person	0.0052 units per person	10
1990s	0.0047 units per person	0.0046 units per person	0.0049 units per person	10
2000s	0.0045 units per person	0.0044 units per person	0.0046 units per person	10
2010s	0.0046 units per person	0.0045 units per person	0.0046 units per person	10
2020s	0.0046 units per person	0.0046 units per person	0.0047 units per person	5

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0101 units per person compare
9 Iraq 0.0101 units per person compare
10 United States Virgin Islands 0.0096 units per person compare
11 Norway 0.0093 units per person compare
12 Israel 0.0093 units per person compare
13 Iceland 0.0093 units per person compare
14 French Polynesia 0.0091 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More education data for East Asia & Pacific

Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 10.94 million (2024)
Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2024)
School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
Labor force, total 1.28 billion (2025)
Labor force, female 44.6% (2025)

All data for East Asia & Pacific →

Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific?: Primary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific was 0.0046 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?: The highest recorded value was 0.0052 units per person in 1982.
What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 1970.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary education, teachers 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, teachers ÷ Population, total

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Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.