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

Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 18,156 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
18,156 number
World rank
72nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
18,156 number
in 2016
All-time low
4,935 number
in 1971
Years of data
27
1971–2016

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2016

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1971199320161971: 4.9k number1972: 5.4k number1973: 5.5k number1974: 5.7k number1975: 5.8k number1976: 6.2k number1977: 6.5k number1978: 6.5k number1979: 6.8k number1980: 6.9k number1981: 7.0k number1982: 7.2k number1983: 7.5k number1984: 7.8k number1985: 8.1k number1986: 8.5k number1987: 8.3k number1988: 9.4k number1989: 8.9k number1990: 8.9k number1991: 8.9k number1992: 9.3k number1993: 9.3k number1994: 9.8k number2000: 9.7k number2001: 8.8k number2016: 18.2k number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea stood at 18,156 number. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 106.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea peaked at 18,156 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,935 number, in 1971.

That places Papua New Guinea 72nd out of 196 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1971 to 2016.
Year number Change
1971 4,935 number —
1972 5,351 number +8.4%
1973 5,540 number +3.5%
1974 5,730 number +3.4%
1975 5,823 number +1.6%
1976 6,206 number +6.6%
1977 6,548 number +5.5%
1978 6,549 number +0.0%
1979 6,750 number +3.1%
1980 6,884 number +2.0%
1981 7,018 number +1.9%
1982 7,153 number +1.9%
1983 7,480 number +4.6%
1984 7,807 number +4.4%
1985 8,130 number +4.1%
1986 8,452 number +4.0%
1987 8,273 number -2.1%
1988 9,365 number +13.2%
1989 8,865 number -5.3%
1990 8,878 number +0.1%
1991 8,886 number +0.1%
1992 9,347 number +5.2%
1993 9,289 number -0.6%
1994 9,756 number +5.0%
2000 9,691 number -0.7%
2001 8,782 number -9.4%
2016 18,156 number +106.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +106.7% 8,782 number 18,156 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,937 number 4,935 number 6,750 number 9
1980s 7,943 number 6,884 number 9,365 number 10
1990s 9,231 number 8,878 number 9,756 number 5
2000s 9,236 number 8,782 number 9,691 number 2
2010s 18,156 number 18,156 number 18,156 number 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 69 Greece 19,892 number compare
  2. 70 Rwanda 19,534 number compare
  3. 71 Venezuela 18,796 number compare
  4. 73 Ecuador 17,976 number compare
  5. 74 Chile 16,882 number compare
  6. 75 Laos 16,693 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea was 18,156 number in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 18,156 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 4,935 number in 1971.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.7%. 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), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

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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
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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.