A plasma display panel comprising a pair of substrates defining a discharge space, a plurality of display electrodes for surface discharge between adjacent electrodes formed on one of the substrates, an insulator layer formed thereon, a plurality of address electrodes crossing the display electrodes formed on the other substrate and belt-shaped barrier ribs formed between the address electrodes, wherein a discharge electric field controller is formed under the insulator layer and a discharge electric field increasing member is formed in an elongated discharge space formed between adjacent barrier ribs along the direction of the address electrodes.