MDG: Eastern Asia vs Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled

MDG: Eastern Asia
1.78 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
20,710
in 2023
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
68th
Papua New Guinea rank
66th

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

  • MDG: Eastern Asia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

MDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 1.78 million against 20,710 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.76 million.

That makes MDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 85.9 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, MDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 68th and Papua New Guinea ranks 66th of 221 groups.

MDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 3.27 million 6,164 3.27 million MDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 3.44 million 7,943 3.43 million MDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 3.20 million 9,231 3.19 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 2.97 million 9,236 2.96 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 2.19 million 18,156 2.17 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 1.85 million 20,710 1.83 million MDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, MDG: Eastern Asia or Papua New Guinea?
MDG: Eastern Asia, at 1.78 million against 20,710 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between MDG: Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea?
1.76 million, with MDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 68th and Papua New Guinea ranks 66th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
433 places, 18,574 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 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.