Primary education, teachers, per capita in Other small states
Other small states: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0142 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Other small states, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 0.0142 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Other small states peaked at 0.0142 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 units per person, in 1971.
Other small states ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Other small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0076 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0072 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0073 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0074 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0078 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.008 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0081 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0084 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0085 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0087 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0089 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.009 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0093 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0093 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0093 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0094 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0096 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0094 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0096 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0098 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.01 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0102 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0105 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0106 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0107 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0107 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.011 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.011 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0113 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0115 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0117 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0119 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.012 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0128 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0129 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0131 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0131 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.013 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0136 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0136 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0137 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0138 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0139 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.014 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0142 units per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0117 units per person | 0.011 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0137 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0139 units per person | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 1 Venezuela 0.0124 units per person compare
- 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
More education data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.53 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Other small states?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Other small states was 0.0142 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0142 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 units per person in 1971.
- How does Other small states rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Other small states ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.