Australia vs MDG: Developed Regions: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Australia
105,469
in 1999
MDG: Developed Regions
5.51 million
in 2024
Australia rank
55th
MDG: Developed Regions rank
53rd

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • MDG: Developed Regions
02.0M4.0M6.0M197119972024

How they compare

MDG: Developed Regions currently reports 5.51 million against 105,469 in Australia, a difference of 5.40 million.

That makes MDG: Developed Regions's figure about 52.2 times Australia's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, MDG: Developed Regions has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 55th and MDG: Developed Regions ranks 53rd of 216 countries.

MDG: Developed Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia MDG: Developed Regions Difference Ahead
1970s 78,423 4.60 million 4.52 million MDG: Developed Regions
1980s 94,301 4.75 million 4.65 million MDG: Developed Regions
1990s 100,499 4.98 million 4.88 million MDG: Developed Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Australia or MDG: Developed Regions?
MDG: Developed Regions, at 5.51 million against 105,469 in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Australia and MDG: Developed Regions?
5.40 million, with MDG: Developed Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and MDG: Developed Regions?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1999.
How do Australia and MDG: Developed Regions rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Australia ranks 55th and MDG: Developed Regions ranks 53rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.