Primary education, teachers in Australia
Australia: Primary education, teachers was 76.9% in 1997. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Australia, 1971–1997
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 1997, primary education, teachers in Australia stood at 76.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Australia peaked at 76.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1971.
Australia ranks 103rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.3% | 53.5% | 71.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 71.4% | 70.0% | 72.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 75.3% | 73.7% | 76.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,469 (1999)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 15.13 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Australia?
- Primary education, teachers in Australia was 76.9% in 1997, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Australia ranks 103rd out of 200 countries with data for 1997.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.