Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Australia
Australia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 79,796 in 1997. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Australia, 1971–1997
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 1997, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Australia stood at 79,796. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Australia peaked at 79,796 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 35,907, in 1971.
Australia ranks 50th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 35,907 | — |
| 1972 | 37,660 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 49,977 | +32.7% |
| 1974 | 52,258 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 56,185 | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 58,498 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 61,390 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 62,409 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 64,175 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 64,070 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 63,964 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 67,269 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 70,575 | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 73,880 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 69,107 | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 64,334 | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 65,114 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 65,974 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 67,082 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 69,222 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 71,363 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 72,652 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 73,351 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 75,113 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 76,875 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 77,894 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 79,796 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,162 | 35,907 | 64,175 | 9 |
| 1980s | 67,137 | 63,964 | 73,880 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,533 | 69,222 | 79,796 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,978 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 781,455 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Australia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Australia was 79,796 in 1997, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 79,796 in 1997.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,907 in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 50th out of 212 countries with data for 1997.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.