Primary education, teachers, per capita in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0041 units per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary education, teachers, per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in IDA & IBRD total is 0.0041 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.0042 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 units per person, in 1971.
That places IDA & IBRD total 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0041 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0036 units per person | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0037 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0038 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0039 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0039 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.004 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.004 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.004 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.004 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.004 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.004 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.004 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.004 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.004 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.004 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.004 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.004 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.004 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.004 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.004 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.004 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.004 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.004 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in IDA & IBRD total?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in IDA & IBRD total was 0.0041 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 units per person in 1971.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.