Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0017 units per person in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0017 units per person, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0017 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 1971.
That places Papua New Guinea 192nd out of 201 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0005 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0006 units per person | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 units per person | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 units per person | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 units per person | +46.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 units per person | +48.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0017 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0042 units per person, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0017 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 units per person, 31% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +48.0% | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0017 units per person |
| 1998 | +46.0% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0012 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 2 |
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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0017 units per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 1971.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd out of 201 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (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 secondary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 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 secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.