Primary education, teachers, per capita in Low income
Low income: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0039 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Low income, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Low income is 0.0039 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Low income peaked at 0.0044 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per person, in 1971.
That places Low income 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Low income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0025 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0028 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.003 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.003 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.004 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.004 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 31 San Marino 0.0072 units per person compare
- 32 Samoa 0.0072 units per person compare
- 33 Argentina 0.0071 units per person compare
- 34 Denmark 0.007 units per person compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 0.007 units per person compare
- 36 Namibia 0.007 units per person compare
- 37 Tunisia 0.0069 units per person compare
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Low income?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Low income was 0.0039 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0044 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 1971.
- How does Low income rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Low income ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.