Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Australia
Australia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0043 number per person in 1997. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Australia, 1971–1997
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0043 number per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 1997.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0047 number per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 number per person, in 1971.
Australia ranks 65th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0028 number per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0029 number per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0037 number per person | +30.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0038 number per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.004 number per person | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 number per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0043 number per person | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 number per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 number per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 number per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 number per person | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.004 number per person | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 0.004 number per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.004 number per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.004 number per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 number per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 number per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 number per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 number per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 number per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 number per person | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0038 number per person | 0.0028 number per person | 0.0044 number per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 number per person | 0.004 number per person | 0.0047 number per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 number per person | 0.0041 number per person | 0.0043 number per person | 6 |
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Australia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Australia was 0.0043 number per person in 1997, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 number per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 number per person in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Australia ranks 65th out of 196 countries with data for 1997.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.