Secondary education, teachers in Australia
Australia: Secondary education, teachers was 50.6% in 1992. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Australia, 1971–1992
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Australia recorded 50.6% for secondary education, teachers in 1992. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Australia peaked at 50.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 1981.
That places Australia 136th out of 198 countries with data for 1992, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Australia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 48.1% | — |
| 1973 | 46.9% | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 46.5% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 46.2% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 45.7% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 45.4% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 45.2% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 48.2% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 47.3% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 48.0% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 48.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 50.1% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.5% | 45.4% | 48.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 47.4% | 45.1% | 48.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 50.1% | 50.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Australia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Australia was 50.6% in 1992, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 1981.
- How does Australia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Australia ranks 136th out of 198 countries with data for 1992.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.