Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0457 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea is 0.0457 units per square kilometre, measured 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 (number), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0457 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0109 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 200 countries on this measure, 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), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | +106.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0457 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1055 units per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0457 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1906 units per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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% | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 0.0401 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.018 units per square kilometre | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 135 South Africa 0.0509 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Italy 0.0476 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bhutan 0.0466 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Albania 0.0434 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 North Macedonia 0.0429 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Slovakia 0.0421 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0457 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0457 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 138th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.