Primary education, teachers, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0045 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in OECD members, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.0045 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.0051 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 units per person, in 2020.
That places OECD members 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.005 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.005 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.005 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.005 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.005 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 10 United States Virgin Islands 0.0096 units per person compare
- 11 Norway 0.0093 units per person compare
- 12 Israel 0.0093 units per person compare
- 13 Iceland 0.0093 units per person compare
- 14 French Polynesia 0.0091 units per person compare
- 15 Maldives 0.0089 units per person compare
- 16 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0087 units per person compare
More education data for OECD members
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in OECD members?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in OECD members was 0.0045 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.