Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 14,791 in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
14,791
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
130th
of 201 countries
All-time high
14,791
in 2016
All-time low
1,358
in 1971
Years of data
28
1971–2016

Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2016

05.0k10.0k15.0k1971199320161971: 1.4k1972: 1.7k1973: 1.9k1974: 1.9k1975: 2.0k1976: 1.9k1977: 1.9k1978: 2.0k1979: 2.1k1980: 2.2k1981: 2.3k1982: 2.3k1983: 2.4k1984: 2.4k1985: 2.5k1986: 2.5k1987: 2.9k1988: 3.1k1989: 3.1k1990: 3.1k1991: 3.1k1992: 3.3k1998: 6.0k2012: 13.8k2013: 14.1k2014: 14.3k2015: 14.5k2016: 14.8k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea is 14,791, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over five years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea peaked at 14,791 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,358, in 1971.

Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1971 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1971 1,358
1972 1,681 +23.8%
1973 1,920 +14.2%
1974 1,906 -0.7%
1975 2,034 +6.7%
1976 1,880 -7.6%
1977 1,900 +1.1%
1978 1,954 +2.8%
1979 2,051 +5.0%
1980 2,240 +9.2%
1981 2,289 +2.2%
1982 2,348 +2.6%
1983 2,363 +0.6%
1984 2,378 +0.6%
1985 2,464 +3.6%
1986 2,549 +3.5%
1987 2,922 +14.6%
1988 3,064 +4.9%
1989 3,057 -0.2%
1990 3,088 +1.0%
1991 3,120 +1.0%
1992 3,293 +5.5%
1998 5,962 +81.1%
2012 13,804 +131.5%
2013 14,051 +1.8%
2014 14,298 +1.8%
2015 14,544 +1.7%
2016 14,791 +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,854 1,358 2,051 9
1980s 2,567 2,240 3,064 10
1990s 3,866 3,088 5,962 4
2010s 14,298 13,804 14,791 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea?
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea was 14,791 in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 14,791 in 2016.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,358 in 1971.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Papua New Guinea ranks 130th out of 201 countries with data for 2016.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, teachers with 719 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.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 8,396 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, teachers with 719 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.