Education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Australia

Australia: Education workers, as a share of public paid employees was 0.2939 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.2939
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
12th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.3566
in 2001
All-time low
0.2722
in 2007
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Australia, 2001–2015

00.10.20.30.42001200820152001: 0.3572002: 0.3542003: 0.2942004: 0.3062005: 0.312006: 0.3062007: 0.2722008: 0.282009: 0.2862010: 0.2742011: 0.2792012: 0.2822013: 0.2912014: 0.32015: 0.294

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.2939 for education workers, as a share of public paid employees in 2015.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Australia peaked at 0.3566 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2722, in 2007.

Australia ranks 12th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.3566
2002 0.3537 -0.8%
2003 0.2944 -16.8%
2004 0.3058 +3.9%
2005 0.3102 +1.4%
2006 0.3055 -1.5%
2007 0.2722 -10.9%
2008 0.2796 +2.7%
2009 0.2856 +2.1%
2010 0.2737 -4.2%
2011 0.2786 +1.8%
2012 0.2819 +1.2%
2013 0.2907 +3.1%
2014 0.3002 +3.3%
2015 0.2939 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3071 0.2722 0.3566 9
2010s 0.2865 0.2737 0.3002 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 9 Republic of Moldova 0.3187 compare
  2. 10 Dominican Republic 0.3099 compare
  3. 11 Paraguay 0.3044 compare
  4. 13 Zambia 0.2855 compare
  5. 14 Pakistan 0.2847 compare
  6. 15 Ecuador 0.2828 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Australia?
Education workers, as a share of public paid employees in Australia was 0.2939 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest education workers, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3566 in 2001.
What is the lowest education workers, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2722 in 2007.
How does Australia rank for education workers, as a share of public paid employees?
Australia ranks 12th out of 29 countries with data for 2015.
Is education workers, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Education workers, as a share of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Education workers, as a share of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 322 data points, 2000–2021
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