Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 49.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 49.3% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 49.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1975.
Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.8% | — |
| 1972 | 27.5% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 24.1% | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 22.8% | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 23.6% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 23.8% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 27.5% | +15.8% |
| 1981 | 29.4% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 29.6% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 30.2% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 31.4% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 32.7% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 25.2% | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | +29.5% |
| 1990 | 32.3% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 33.8% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 33.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 35.4% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 36.2% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 49.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 49.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 65% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +29.5% | 25.2% | 32.7% |
| 2016 | +26.8% | 39.0% | 49.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.9% | 22.8% | 27.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 30.2% | 25.2% | 32.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 32.3% | 36.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 38.7% | 39.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 180 Ghana 50.2% compare
- 181 Burkina Faso 50.1% compare
- 182 Angola 49.5% compare
- 184 Tanzania, United Republic of 47.8% compare
- 185 Solomon Islands 47.5% compare
- 186 Mozambique 47.3% compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Papua New Guinea?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Papua New Guinea was 49.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1975.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release