Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 51.5% in 1993. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1970–1993
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand is 51.5%, measured in 1993. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 51.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1981.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 120th out of 221 groups with data for 1993, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.2% | — |
| 1971 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 46.6% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 46.2% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 45.7% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 45.2% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 45.9% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 46.9% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 47.8% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 47.4% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 48.2% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 48.6% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 50.4% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.1% | 45.0% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 44.8% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 50.4% | 51.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
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 secondary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 51.5% in 1993, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1981.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 1993.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release