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
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 (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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
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.