Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.0137 units per square kilometre in 1999. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Australia, 1971–1999
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 1999, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.0137 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0137 units per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Australia 203rd out of 204 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0137 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6712 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0137 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7304 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0137 units per square kilometre in 1999, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 units per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 203rd out of 204 countries with data for 1999.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.