Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Teachers in primary education, male

Papua New Guinea
18,156 number
in 2016
Rwanda
19,534 number
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
72nd
Rwanda rank
70th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

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

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 19,534 number against 18,156 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,378 number.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd and Rwanda ranks 70th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 5,766 number 5,609 number 156.5 number Papua New Guinea
1980s 8,133 number 8,377 number 243.86 number Rwanda
1990s 9,037 number 10,068 number 1,031 number Rwanda
2000s 9,236 number 13,246 number 4,009 number Rwanda
2010s 18,156 number 20,172 number 2,016 number Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 19,534 number against 18,156 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
1,378 number, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd and Rwanda ranks 70th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/