A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) having an improved light emitting efficiency includes: a transparent upper substrate; a lower substrate arranged in parallel to the upper substrate; upper barrier ribs arranged between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, the upper barrier ribs including a dielectric and defining discharge cells with the upper and lower substrates; upper discharge electrodes arranged in the upper barrier ribs to surround the discharge cells; lower discharge electrodes arranged in the upper barrier ribs to surround the discharge cells, the lower discharge electrodes being separated from the upper discharge electrodes; lower barrier ribs of a closed type arranged under the upper barrier ribs, the lower barrier ribs having the same shape as those of the upper barrier ribs; a phosphor layer arranged in each of the discharge cells; and a discharge gas contained within each discharge cell.