Teachers in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, male 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
23
1971–2016

Teachers in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2016

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1971199320161971: 4.9k number1972: 5.4k number1974: 5.7k number1975: 5.8k number1976: 6.2k number1977: 6.5k number1978: 6.5k number1979: 6.8k number1981: 7.0k number1982: 7.2k number1984: 7.8k 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, teachers in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea stood at 18,156 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 106.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male 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 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,986 number 4,935 number 6,750 number 8
1980s 8,133 number 7,018 number 9,365 number 7
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, República Bolivariana de 18,796 number compare
  4. 73 Ecuador 17,976 number compare
  5. 74 Chile 16,882 number compare
  6. 75 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16,693 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea?
Teachers in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea was 18,156 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 18,156 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male 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?
Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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/