Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia
Australia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0013 units per person in 1997. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia, 1971–1997
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia is 0.0013 units per person, measured in 1997. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0024 units per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per person, in 1997.
Australia ranks 92nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0024 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 units per person | -35.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 units per person | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 units per person, 1.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0013 units per person, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (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 | -35.2% | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0015 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, male (number), per capita in Australia?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia was 0.0013 units per person in 1997, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 1997.
- How does Australia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Australia ranks 92nd out of 200 countries with data for 1997.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male 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, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.