Australia vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Australia
79,796
in 1997
UIS: North America and Western Europe
3.47 million
in 2024
Australia rank
50th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
52nd

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

  • Australia
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

UIS: North America and Western Europe currently reports 3.47 million against 79,796 in Australia, a difference of 3.39 million.

That makes UIS: North America and Western Europe's figure about 43.5 times Australia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, UIS: North America and Western Europe has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 50th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 52nd of 212 countries.

UIS: North America and Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
1970s 53,162 2.50 million 2.45 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
1980s 67,137 2.54 million 2.47 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
1990s 74,533 2.63 million 2.56 million UIS: North America and Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Australia or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
UIS: North America and Western Europe, at 3.47 million against 79,796 in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Australia and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
3.39 million, with UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1997.
How do Australia and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Australia ranks 50th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 52nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
433 places, 18,584 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 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.