Teachers in primary education, female in Australia
Australia: Teachers in primary education, female was 79,796 number in 1997. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Australia, 1971–1997
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Australia recorded 79,796 number for teachers in primary education, female in 1997. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Australia peaked at 79,796 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 35,907 number, in 1971.
Australia ranks 47th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,162 number | 35,907 number | 64,175 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 66,725 number | 63,964 number | 73,880 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 75,322 number | 71,363 number | 79,796 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 44 Uganda 89,256 number compare
- 45 Netherlands 87,929 number compare
- 46 Kazakhstan 80,314 number compare
- 48 Syrian Arab Republic 79,153 number compare
- 49 Guatemala 75,638 number compare
- 50 Ghana 72,396 number compare
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Australia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Australia was 79,796 number in 1997, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 79,796 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,907 number in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Australia ranks 47th out of 196 countries with data for 1997.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.