Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 20,980 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1983–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Australia and New Zealand recorded 20,980 for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 20,980 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11,161, in 1983.
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 209th of 218 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 11,161 | — |
| 1989 | 12,926 | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 13,050 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 13,162 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 13,392 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 13,508 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 13,785 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 14,696 | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 15,127 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 17,007 | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 20,980 | +23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,043 | 11,161 | 12,926 | 2 |
| 1990s | 13,817 | 13,050 | 15,127 | 7 |
| 2000s | 17,007 | 17,007 | 17,007 | 1 |
| 2010s | 20,980 | 20,980 | 20,980 | 1 |
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 teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 20,980 in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 20,980 in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,161 in 1983.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 209th out of 218 groups with data for 2010.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release