Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.0104 number per square kilometre in 1997. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Australia, 1971–1997
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0104 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 1997. That is the highest value across all 21 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), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0104 number per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 number per square kilometre, in 1971.
Australia ranks 191st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0047 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0049 number per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0065 number per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0068 number per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0073 number per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.008 number per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0081 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0084 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 number per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0096 number per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0084 number per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0086 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0087 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0093 number per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0095 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 number per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0101 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0104 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0069 number per square kilometre | 0.0047 number per square kilometre | 0.0084 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0087 number per square kilometre | 0.0083 number per square kilometre | 0.0096 number per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0098 number per square kilometre | 0.0093 number per square kilometre | 0.0104 number per square kilometre | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 188 Namibia 0.0163 number per square kilometre compare
- 189 Libya 0.0129 number per square kilometre compare
- 190 Canada 0.0107 number per square kilometre compare
- 192 Chad 0.0067 number per square kilometre compare
- 193 Mongolia 0.0062 number per square kilometre compare
- 194 Mauritania 0.0057 number per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Australia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0104 number per square kilometre in 1997, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0104 number per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 number per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 191st out of 196 countries with data for 1997.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.