Papua New Guinea vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Papua New Guinea
40,888
in 2023
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
3.06 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
94th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
96th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
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How they compare

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 3.06 million against 40,888 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.02 million.

That makes WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 74.8 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 96th of 216 countries.

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1970s 7,762 642,568 634,806 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 11,364 979,818 968,454 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 14,063 1.17 million 1.16 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 15,094 1.33 million 1.31 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 35,896 2.68 million 2.64 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 40,888 3.03 million 2.99 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Papua New Guinea or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 3.06 million against 40,888 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
3.02 million, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 96th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.