Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 20,710 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 20,710 for teachers in primary education, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 20,710 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,935, in 1971.
That places Papua New Guinea 66th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4,935 | — |
| 1972 | 5,351 | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 5,730 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 5,823 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 6,206 | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 6,548 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 6,549 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6,750 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 7,018 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 7,153 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 7,807 | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 8,452 | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 8,273 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 9,365 | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 8,865 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 8,878 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 8,886 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 9,347 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 9,289 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 9,756 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 9,691 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 8,782 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 18,156 | +106.7% |
| 2023 | 20,710 | +14.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 20,710 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,764, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 20,710 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,237, 6.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +106.7% | 8,782 | 18,156 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,986 | 4,935 | 6,750 | 8 |
| 1980s | 8,133 | 7,018 | 9,365 | 7 |
| 1990s | 9,231 | 8,878 | 9,756 | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,236 | 8,782 | 9,691 | 2 |
| 2010s | 18,156 | 18,156 | 18,156 | 1 |
| 2020s | 20,710 | 20,710 | 20,710 | 1 |
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 teachers in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea was 20,710 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 20,710 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,935 in 1971.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 66th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release