Primary education, teachers, per capita in North America
North America: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0053 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in North America, 1983–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in North America is 0.0053 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in North America peaked at 0.0068 units per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 units per person, in 2020.
North America ranks 5th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.0061 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0.006 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0059 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0068 units per person | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0066 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 units per person | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0057 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0055 units per person | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0057 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0053 units per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 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
- 5 Libya 0.0115 units per person
- 6 Tuvalu 0.0113 units per person compare
- 7 American Samoa 0.0107 units per person compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0101 units per person compare
More education data for North America
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5155 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in North America?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in North America was 0.0053 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0068 units per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 units per person in 2020.
- How does North America rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- North America ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.