Disclosed is a rear plate of a plasma display panel. In the rear plate, barrier ribs are formed by etching a baked barrier rib layer, so that the completed barrier ribs have no deformation and the electrodes can be exactly located at central portions between the barrier ribs. In a PDP having a front plate to a rear plate attached to each other, the PDP shows improvements in both optical characteristics, such as average brightness, color temperature, and contrast, and electric characteristics, such as voltage margin, power consumption, and efficiency.