Primary education, teachers, per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0037 units per person in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in IDA total, 1970β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers, per capita in IDA total stood at 0.0037 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in IDA total peaked at 0.004 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per person, in 1971.
IDA total ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 36 Namibia 0.007 units per person compare
- 37 Tunisia 0.0069 units per person compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 0.0069 units per person compare
- 39 Liberia 0.0069 units per person compare
- 40 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0069 units per person compare
- 41 Belgium 0.0069 units per person compare
- 42 Botswana 0.0068 units per person compare
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in IDA total?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in IDA total was 0.0037 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 1971.
- How does IDA total rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- IDA total ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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 Γ· 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.