Secondary education, teachers in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Secondary education, teachers was 14,791 in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 14,791 for secondary education, teachers in 2016. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Papua New Guinea peaked at 14,791 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,358, in 1971.
That places Papua New Guinea 130th out of 201 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| 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% |
| 1984 | 2,378 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 2,549 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 2,922 | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 3,064 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 3,057 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 3,120 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 3,293 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 5,962 | +81.1% |
| 2012 | 13,804 | +131.5% |
| 2016 | 14,791 | +7.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 14,791 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51,488, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 14,791 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,892, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +131.5% | 5,962 | 13,804 |
| 1998 | +81.1% | 3,293 | 5,962 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,854 | 1,358 | 2,051 | 9 |
| 1980s | 2,606 | 2,240 | 3,064 | 8 |
| 1990s | 4,125 | 3,120 | 5,962 | 3 |
| 2010s | 14,298 | 13,804 | 14,791 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 secondary education, teachers in Papua New Guinea?
- Secondary education, teachers in Papua New Guinea was 14,791 in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14,791 in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,358 in 1971.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for secondary education, teachers?
- 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.