Australia vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Australia
76.9%
in 1997
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
68.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
109th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
106th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Australia
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 76.9% against 68.8% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 109th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 106th of 212 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.3% | 45.0% | 22.3% | Australia |
| 1980s | 71.4% | 48.2% | 23.1% | Australia |
| 1990s | 75.3% | 52.6% | 22.7% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Australia or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Australia, at 76.9% against 68.8% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 1997.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Australia and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 8.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1997.
- How do Australia and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Australia ranks 109th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 106th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release