Australia vs Netherlands: Teachers in primary education, female

Australia
79,796 number
in 1997
Netherlands
87,929 number
in 2018
Australia rank
47th
Netherlands rank
45th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k197119942018

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 87,929 number against 79,796 number in Australia, a difference of 8,133 number.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 45th of 196 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 53,162 number 24,121 number 29,042 number Australia
1980s 66,725 number 31,469 number 35,256 number Australia
1990s 72,455 number 34,164 number 38,292 number Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Australia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 87,929 number against 79,796 number in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Australia and Netherlands?
8,133 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1993.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Australia ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 45th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.