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

Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0401 number per square kilometre in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0401 number per square kilometre
World rank
137th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0401 number per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0109 number per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
23
1971–2016

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

0.010.020.030.041971199320161971: 0.011 number per square kilometre1972: 0.012 number per square kilometre1974: 0.013 number per square kilometre1975: 0.013 number per square kilometre1976: 0.014 number per square kilometre1977: 0.014 number per square kilometre1978: 0.014 number per square kilometre1979: 0.015 number per square kilometre1981: 0.015 number per square kilometre1982: 0.016 number per square kilometre1984: 0.017 number per square kilometre1986: 0.019 number per square kilometre1987: 0.018 number per square kilometre1988: 0.021 number per square kilometre1989: 0.02 number per square kilometre1990: 0.02 number per square kilometre1991: 0.02 number per square kilometre1992: 0.021 number per square kilometre1993: 0.021 number per square kilometre1994: 0.022 number per square kilometre2000: 0.021 number per square kilometre2001: 0.019 number per square kilometre2016: 0.04 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0401 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in 2016. That is the highest value across all 23 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), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0401 number per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0109 number per square kilometre, in 1971.

That places Papua New Guinea 137th 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 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1971 to 2016.
Year number per square kilometre Change
1971 0.0109 number per square kilometre —
1972 0.0118 number per square kilometre +8.4%
1974 0.0127 number per square kilometre +7.1%
1975 0.0129 number per square kilometre +1.6%
1976 0.0137 number per square kilometre +6.6%
1977 0.0145 number per square kilometre +5.5%
1978 0.0145 number per square kilometre +0.0%
1979 0.0149 number per square kilometre +3.1%
1981 0.0155 number per square kilometre +4.0%
1982 0.0158 number per square kilometre +1.9%
1984 0.0172 number per square kilometre +9.1%
1986 0.0187 number per square kilometre +8.3%
1987 0.0183 number per square kilometre -2.1%
1988 0.0207 number per square kilometre +13.2%
1989 0.0196 number per square kilometre -5.3%
1990 0.0196 number per square kilometre +0.1%
1991 0.0196 number per square kilometre +0.1%
1992 0.0206 number per square kilometre +5.2%
1993 0.0205 number per square kilometre -0.6%
1994 0.0215 number per square kilometre +5.0%
2000 0.0214 number per square kilometre -0.7%
2001 0.0194 number per square kilometre -9.4%
2016 0.0401 number per square kilometre +106.7%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0401 number per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1116 number per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0401 number per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2103 number per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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% 0.0194 number per square kilometre 0.0401 number per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0132 number per square kilometre 0.0109 number per square kilometre 0.0149 number per square kilometre 8
1980s 0.018 number per square kilometre 0.0155 number per square kilometre 0.0207 number per square kilometre 7
1990s 0.0204 number per square kilometre 0.0196 number per square kilometre 0.0215 number per square kilometre 5
2000s 0.0204 number per square kilometre 0.0194 number per square kilometre 0.0214 number per square kilometre 2
2010s 0.0401 number per square kilometre 0.0401 number per square kilometre 0.0401 number per square kilometre 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 134 Bhutan 0.0454 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 135 South Africa 0.0435 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 136 Angola 0.0406 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 138 Italy 0.0382 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 139 Colombia 0.0377 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 140 Norway 0.0369 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0401 number per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0401 number per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 number per square kilometre in 1971.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 137th out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.