Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Australia
Australia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0043 units per person in 1997. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Australia, 1971–1997
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0043 units per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 1997.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 units per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per person, in 1971.
That places Australia 67th out of 200 countries with data for 1997, putting it 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 | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0028 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0029 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0037 units per person | +30.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0038 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.004 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.004 units per person | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 0.004 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.004 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.004 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 units per person | +1.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0043 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per person, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0043 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0038 units per person, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +30.7% | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0037 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0043 units 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 units 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 units 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 units per person in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Australia ranks 67th out of 200 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.