Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 20,710 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20,710
World rank
66th
of 212 countries
All-time high
20,710
in 2023
All-time low
4,935
in 1971
Years of data
28
1971–2023

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1971199720231971: 4.9k1972: 5.4k1973: 5.5k1974: 5.7k1975: 5.8k1976: 6.2k1977: 6.5k1978: 6.5k1979: 6.8k1980: 6.9k1981: 7.0k1982: 7.2k1983: 7.5k1984: 7.8k1985: 8.1k1986: 8.5k1987: 8.3k1988: 9.4k1989: 8.9k1990: 8.9k1991: 8.9k1992: 9.3k1993: 9.3k1994: 9.8k2000: 9.7k2001: 8.8k2016: 18.2k2023: 20.7k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 20,710 for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea peaked at 20,710 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,935, in 1971.

Papua New Guinea ranks 66th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1971 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1971 4,935
1972 5,351 +8.4%
1973 5,540 +3.5%
1974 5,730 +3.4%
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%
1980 6,884 +2.0%
1981 7,018 +1.9%
1982 7,153 +1.9%
1983 7,480 +4.6%
1984 7,807 +4.4%
1985 8,130 +4.1%
1986 8,452 +4.0%
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,937 4,935 6,750 9
1980s 7,943 6,884 9,365 10
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

  1. 63 Guinea 25,935 compare
  2. 64 Australia 23,978 compare
  3. 65 Tunisia 23,764 compare
  4. 67 Libya 20,069 compare
  5. 68 Burundi 19,346 compare
  6. 69 Cambodia 18,344 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea was 20,710 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 20,710 in 2023.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled?
Papua New Guinea ranks 66th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 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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Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
433 places, 18,574 data points, 1970–2025
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 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.