Primary education, teachers, per capita in Euro area
Euro area: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0042 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Euro area, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Euro area is 0.0042 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Euro area peaked at 0.0042 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per person, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Euro area, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0028 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0035 units per person | +25.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0037 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0036 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.004 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.004 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.004 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.004 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.004 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.004 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.004 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.004 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita in Euro area changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +25.1% | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0035 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Venezuela 0.0124 units per person compare
- 2 Marshall Islands 0.0117 units per person compare
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0116 units per person compare
- 4 Palau 0.0116 units per person compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Euro area?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Euro area was 0.0042 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 1970.
- How does Euro area rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers 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, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.