Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Australia
Australia: Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 35,907 number | — |
| 1972 | 37,660 number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 49,977 number | +32.7% |
| 1974 | 52,258 number | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 56,185 number | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 58,498 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 61,390 number | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 62,409 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 64,175 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 63,964 number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 73,880 number | +15.5% |
| 1986 | 64,334 number | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 65,114 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 65,974 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 67,082 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 71,363 number | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 72,652 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 73,351 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 76,875 number | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 77,894 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 79,796 number | +2.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 79,796 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 5.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 79,796 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,428 number, 5.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 | +32.7% | 37,660 number | 49,977 number |
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
More education data for Australia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2024)
- 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)
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.