Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Australia
Australia: Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 was 108.39 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Australia, 2013–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Australia stood at 108.39 Index. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Australia peaked at 108.39 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 97.87 Index, in 2013.
That places Australia 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Australia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 97.87 Index | — |
| 2014 | 98.52 Index | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 100 Index | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 102.54 Index | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 103.47 Index | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 102.93 Index | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 103.18 Index | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 101.23 Index | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 99.67 Index | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 103.28 Index | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 105.49 Index | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 108.39 Index | +2.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 108.39 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 102.02 Index, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.89 Index | 97.87 Index | 103.47 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 103.54 Index | 99.67 Index | 108.39 Index | 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 trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Australia?
- Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Australia was 108.39 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 108.39 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.87 Index in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of statutory salaries of teachers since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary and (lower and upper) secondary general education. The default table displays index of change in statutory salaries of teachers in primary education after 15 years of experience with the most prevalent qualification at this stage of the career. The selection can be changed to display data by education level and by qualification level, and data in national currency. >Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.