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

Laos
16,693 number
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
18,156 number
in 2016
Laos rank
75th
Papua New Guinea rank
72nd

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k197119952019

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 18,156 number against 16,693 number in Laos, a difference of 1,463 number.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Laos ranks 75th and Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 7,096 number 5,825 number 1,271 number Laos
1980s 12,318 number 7,943 number 4,375 number Laos
1990s 12,801 number 9,231 number 3,570 number Laos
2000s 15,589 number 9,236 number 6,352 number Laos
2010s 17,402 number 18,156 number 754 number Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 18,156 number against 16,693 number in Laos as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
1,463 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Laos ranks 75th and Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 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.