Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP by country
Primary education, teachers divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
200
Highest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Burundi
Lowest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Monaco
Median
0 units per US$ of GDP
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
9,099
What the numbers show
Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Burundi; the lowest is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 units per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 units per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 733.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 162 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia, Federated States of (up 1,614.5%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 79.0%).
Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 2 | Haiti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1998 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 3 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 46.3% | falling |
| 4 | Liberia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 4 | Least developed countries | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 5 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 6 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 7 | Malawi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 8 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2017 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2010 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2002 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2016 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Gambia, The | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 15 | Yemen, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2016 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Zambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 59.9% | falling |
| 17 | Rwanda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 20 | Eritrea, The State of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 21 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2017 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 22 | Niger | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.8% | rising |
| 23 | Nepal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 24 | Togo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 25 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 26 | Benin | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Iraq | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2007 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Myanmar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | rising |
| 32 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Chad | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Kenya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Comoros, Union of the | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 37 | Mali | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Somalia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Cameroon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 41 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 42 | Senegal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 44 | Kiribati | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Tuvalu | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 47 | Tunisia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 1,614.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Suriname | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Namibia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 52 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 53 | Congo, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Nigeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 55 | Samoa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Ghana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Vanuatu | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Lebanon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 74.2% | falling |
| 59 | Bolivia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Honduras | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Cabo Verde | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Palestine, State of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 64 | India | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Libya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1983 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 66 | Tonga | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Pakistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Morocco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Philippines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Jordan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Guatemala | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 76 | Fiji, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 77 | Indonesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Paraguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2012 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Bhutan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Cambodia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Georgia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Angola | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 84 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Algeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Dominica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Botswana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Vietnam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Argentina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2008 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Cuba | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Belize | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 95 | South Africa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Djibouti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 97 | Peru | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Maldives | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Malaysia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Gabon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2019 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Palau, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | falling |
| 103 | El Salvador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 104 | Ecuador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 106 | Ukraine | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Jamaica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Thailand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Colombia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Mongolia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 113 | French Polynesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1996 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 115 | Grenada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 117 | New Caledonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1991 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 118 | Mauritius | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 119 | St. Lucia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Moldova | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 121 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Naoero, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 124 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 126 | Albania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Oman | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 128 | Brazil | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Mexico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Seychelles | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Panama | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2017 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Greece | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Armenia, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Chile | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 137 | Belarus, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Australia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1999 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Türkiye | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Guyana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Uruguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Latvia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Kuwait | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 145 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2016 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 146 | Barbados | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Bulgaria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Estonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Slovenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2016 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 152 | Canada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2000 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 153 | Serbia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 154 | Portugal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Israel | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Hungary | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Russia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Croatia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 160 | Cyprus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Spain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Romania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Slovak Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Poland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Belgium | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Czechia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2013 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 167 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 168 | Puerto Rico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Sweden | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Iceland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Italy | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Lithuania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Norway | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Finland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 176 | New Zealand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Japan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Denmark | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Bahamas, The | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Korea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 181 | United Kingdom | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 182 | France | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2013 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Netherlands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Malta | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 186 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Qatar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Austria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 190 | United States | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Luxembourg | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Bermuda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2016 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Germany | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 194 | Switzerland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 195 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Cayman Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 197 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 198 | Singapore | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Monaco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Pre-demographic dividend 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Africa Western and Central 0 units per US$ of GDP
- IDA only 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- IDA total 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Africa Eastern and Southern 0 units per US$ of GDP
- IDA blend 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Lower middle income 0 units per US$ of GDP
How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.