Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.002 number per person in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.002 number per person
World rank
54th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0025 number per person
in 1988
All-time low
0.0015 number per person
in 2001
Years of data
23
1971–2016

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2016

00.0010.0020.0031971199320161971: 0.002 number per person1972: 0.002 number per person1974: 0.002 number per person1975: 0.002 number per person1976: 0.002 number per person1977: 0.002 number per person1978: 0.002 number per person1979: 0.002 number per person1981: 0.002 number per person1982: 0.002 number per person1984: 0.002 number per person1986: 0.002 number per person1987: 0.002 number per person1988: 0.003 number per person1989: 0.002 number per person1990: 0.002 number per person1991: 0.002 number per person1992: 0.002 number per person1993: 0.002 number per person1994: 0.002 number per person2000: 0.002 number per person2001: 0.002 number per person2016: 0.002 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

In 2016, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.002 number per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0025 number per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 number per person, in 2001.

That places Papua New Guinea 54th out of 196 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1971 to 2016.
Year number per person Change
1971 0.0019 number per person —
1972 0.002 number per person +5.9%
1974 0.0021 number per person +2.2%
1975 0.0021 number per person -0.6%
1976 0.0022 number per person +4.3%
1977 0.0022 number per person +3.3%
1978 0.0022 number per person -2.1%
1979 0.0022 number per person +0.9%
1981 0.0022 number per person -0.2%
1982 0.0022 number per person -0.2%
1984 0.0023 number per person +4.6%
1986 0.0024 number per person +3.7%
1987 0.0023 number per person -4.2%
1988 0.0025 number per person +10.8%
1989 0.0023 number per person -7.4%
1990 0.0023 number per person -2.4%
1991 0.0022 number per person -3.0%
1992 0.0022 number per person +1.5%
1993 0.0021 number per person -4.2%
1994 0.0022 number per person +1.3%
2000 0.0018 number per person -19.6%
2001 0.0015 number per person -12.4%
2016 0.002 number per person +32.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (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.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +32.2% 0.0015 number per person 0.002 number per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0021 number per person 0.0019 number per person 0.0022 number per person 8
1980s 0.0023 number per person 0.0022 number per person 0.0025 number per person 7
1990s 0.0022 number per person 0.0021 number per person 0.0023 number per person 5
2000s 0.0016 number per person 0.0015 number per person 0.0018 number per person 2
2010s 0.002 number per person 0.002 number per person 0.002 number per person 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 51 Tonga 0.002 number per person compare
  2. 52 Burkina Faso 0.002 number per person compare
  3. 53 Syria 0.002 number per person compare
  4. 55 Brunei 0.002 number per person compare
  5. 56 Morocco 0.0019 number per person compare
  6. 57 Luxembourg 0.0019 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.002 number per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0025 number per person in 1988.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 number per person in 2001.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 54th out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (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 primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.