Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.002 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.002 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0025 units per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 units per person, in 2001.
Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0019 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.002 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0023 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 units per person | -19.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.002 units per person | +32.2% |
| 2023 | 0.002 units per person | -1.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.002 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.002 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0013 units per person, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita 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 | +32.2% | 0.0015 units per person | 0.002 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.002 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 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), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.002 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 47th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.