| Conference | Year | Location | Number of Participants |
| PME 1 | 1977 | Utrecht, The Netherlands | 86 |
| PME 2 | 1978 | Osnabrück, Germany | 71 |
| PME 3 | 1979 | Coventry, United Kingdom | 107 |
| PME 4 | 1980 | Berkeley, USA | 79* |
| PME 5 | 1981 | Grenoble, France | 87* |
| PME 6 | 1982 | Antwerpen, Belgium | 143 |
| PME 7 | 1983 | Shoresh, Israel | 131 |
| PME 8 | 1984 | Syndey, Australia | 183 |
| PME 9 | 1985 | Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands | 218 |
| PME 10 | 1986 | London, United Kingdom | 262 |
| PME 11 | 1987 | Montreal, Canada | 311 |
| PME 12 | 1988 | Veszprem, Hungary | 241 |
| PME 13 | 1989 | Paris, France | 263 |
| PME 14 | 1990 | Oaxtepex, Mexico | 185 |
| PME 15 | 1991 | Assisi, Italy | 191* |
| PME 16 | 1992 | Durham, USA | 370 |
| PME 17 | 1993 | Tsukuba, Japan | 192* |
| PME 18 | 1994 | Lisbon, Portugal | 393 |
| PME 19 | 1995 | Recife, Brazil | 244 |
| PME 20 | 1996 | Valencia, Spain | 447 |
| PME 21 | 1997 | Lahti, Finland | 317 |
| PME 22 | 1998 | Stellenbosch, South Africa | 392 |
| PME 23 | 1999 | Haifa, Israel | 415 |
| PME 24 | 2000 | Hiroshima, Japan | 376 |
| PME 25 | 2001 | Utrecht, The Netherlands | 559 |
| PME 26 | 2002 | Norwich, United Kingdom | 481 |
| PME 27 | 2003 | Honolulu, Hawai’i – USA | 497 |
| PME 28 | 2004 | Bergen, Norway | 481 |
| PME 29 | 2005 | Melbourne, Australia | 360 |
| PME 30 | 2006 | Prague, Czech Republic | 687 |
| PME 31 | 2007 | Seoul, Korea | 359 |
| PME 32 | 2008 | Morelia, Mexico | 357 |
| PME 33 | 2009 | Thessaloniki, Greece | 638 |
| PME 34 | 2010 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 360 |
| PME 35 | 2011 | Ankara, Turkey | 565 |
| PME 36 | 2012 | Taipei, Taiwan | 369 |
| PME 37 | 2013 | Kiel, Germany | 626 |
| PME 38 | 2014 | Vancouver, Canada | 825 |
| PME 39 | 2015 | Hobart, Tasmania | 331 |
| PME 40 | 2016 | Szeged, Hungary | 514 |
| PME 41 | 2017 | Singapore | 513 |
| PME 42 | 2018 | Umeå, Sweden | 689 |
| PME 43 | 2019 | Pretoria, South Africa | 432 |
| Virtual Meeting (no full conference due to Corona pandemic) | 2020 | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| PME 44 virtual | 2021 | Khon Kaen, Thailand, hosted in Israel | 650 |
| PME 45 | 2022 | Alicante, Spain | 534 |
| PME 46 | 2023 | Haifa, Israel | 465 |
*The total number of participants is unknown. The number indicates the number of presenters.