Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP by country
Primary education, teachers divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
0 units per US$ 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 199 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 161 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (country) (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 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 46.3% | falling |
| 4 | Liberia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 6 | Madagascar | 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 | 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 | Syria | 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 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 15 | Yemen | 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 | 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 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 21 | Sao Tome and Principe | 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 | East Timor | 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 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | rising |
| 32 | Tanzania | 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 | 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 | 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 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 41 | Mauritania | 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 | 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 (country) | 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 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 53 | Congo | 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 | Cape Verde | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Palestine | 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 | 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 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 70 | Laos | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 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 | 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 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Saint 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Saint 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 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Nauru | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 124 | China | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Turkey | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Slovakia | 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 | 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 | 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 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 180 | South 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 | 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 | 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 | 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
- European Union 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Euro area 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Pre-demographic dividend 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Least developed countries 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
- Pacific island small states 0 units per US$ of GDP
- South Asia 0 units per US$ of GDP
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Early-demographic dividend 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Other small states 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Small states 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Low & middle income 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Arab World 0 units per US$ of GDP
- IDA & IBRD total 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Middle income 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0 units per US$ of GDP
- IBRD only 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Latin America & Caribbean 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Caribbean Small States 0 units per US$ of GDP
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Upper middle income 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Late-demographic dividend 0 units per US$ of GDP
- East Asia & Pacific 0 units per US$ of GDP
- World 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Central Europe and the Baltics 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.