Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 78.6% in 1998. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1970–1998
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1998, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand stood at 78.6%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 78.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 1970.
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 45th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55.7% | — |
| 1971 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 69.1% | +22.6% |
| 1974 | 69.1% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 69.9% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 70.0% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 69.7% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 69.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 69.5% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 69.2% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 70.4% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 71.3% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 73.9% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 78.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.5% | 55.7% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.0% | 69.2% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.2% | 73.9% | 78.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- 42 Albania 88.8%
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.4% compare
- 44 Bermuda 88.3% compare
- 45 Serbia 88.3%
- 46 Philippines 88.3% compare
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.9% compare
- 48 Sri Lanka 87.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 78.6% in 1998, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 1970.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 45th out of 221 groups with data for 1998.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release