Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Lao People's Democratic Republic
19,198 number
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
17,740 number
in 2016
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
104th
Papua New Guinea rank
107th

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

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 19,198 number against 17,740 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,458 number.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 196 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 2,865 number 2,072 number 793.7 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 5,881 number 3,421 number 2,460 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 8,468 number 4,832 number 3,636 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 12,040 number 5,858 number 6,182 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 18,667 number 17,740 number 927 number Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 19,198 number against 17,740 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
1,458 number, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (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, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 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.