Primary education, teachers in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Primary education, teachers was 49.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education, teachers in Papua New Guinea stood at 49.3%.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Papua New Guinea peaked at 49.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1975.
That places Papua New Guinea 172nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % female | 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% |
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
- 169 Ghana 50.2% compare
- 170 Burkina Faso 50.1% compare
- 171 Angola 49.5% compare
- 173 Tanzania, United Republic of 47.8% compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 47.5% compare
- 175 Mozambique 47.3% compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.852 % change on previous year (1999)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,178 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,710 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3,498 (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1427 % change on previous year (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,445 (1999)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (1999)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Papua New Guinea?
- Primary education, teachers in Papua New Guinea was 49.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1975.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for primary education, teachers?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.