Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 18,156 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Papua New Guinea, 1971–2016
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.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4,935 number | — |
| 1972 | 5,351 number | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 5,730 number | +7.1% |
| 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% |
| 1981 | 7,018 number | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 7,153 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 7,807 number | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 8,452 number | +8.3% |
| 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% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 18,156 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 18,156 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,336 number, 4.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +106.7% | 8,782 number | 18,156 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
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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About this data
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/