Primary education, teachers, per capita in Small states
Small states: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.012 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Small states, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Small states is 0.012 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Small states peaked at 0.012 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 units per person, in 1971.
Small states ranks 2nd 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.008 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0079 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0082 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0081 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0082 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0083 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0085 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0085 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0085 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0086 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0087 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0088 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0091 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.009 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.009 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.009 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0092 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0092 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0091 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0092 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0095 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0096 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0097 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0097 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0099 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.01 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0101 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0105 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0106 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0107 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0108 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.011 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0112 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0112 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0113 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0113 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0112 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0113 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0114 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0116 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0117 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0118 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.012 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.012 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.011 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | 0.0116 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | 0.012 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near 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
- 5 Libya 0.0115 units per person compare
More education data for Small states
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Small states?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Small states was 0.012 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.012 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 units per person in 1971.
- How does Small states rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Small states ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.