Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Australia

Australia: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education was 0.7167 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.7167
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
10th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.7551
in 2010
All-time low
0.6807
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Australia, 2001–2015

00.20.40.60.82001200820152001: 0.6892002: 0.6812003: 0.6942004: 0.7092005: 0.7282006: 0.7212007: 0.7512008: 0.7312009: 0.7512010: 0.7552011: 0.7432012: 0.7352013: 0.7442014: 0.7512015: 0.717

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Australia stood at 0.7167.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Australia peaked at 0.7551 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6807, in 2002.

That places Australia 10th out of 26 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.6891
2002 0.6807 -1.2%
2003 0.6938 +1.9%
2004 0.7087 +2.2%
2005 0.7277 +2.7%
2006 0.7214 -0.9%
2007 0.7507 +4.1%
2008 0.7309 -2.6%
2009 0.7514 +2.8%
2010 0.7551 +0.5%
2011 0.7433 -1.6%
2012 0.7352 -1.1%
2013 0.7438 +1.2%
2014 0.7512 +1.0%
2015 0.7167 -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7172 0.6807 0.7514 9
2010s 0.7409 0.7167 0.7551 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 7 Uruguay 0.7388 compare
  2. 8 Sri Lanka 0.7191 compare
  3. 9 Argentina 0.7178 compare
  4. 11 Dominican Republic 0.6979 compare
  5. 12 Costa Rica 0.697 compare
  6. 13 El Salvador 0.6751 compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Australia?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Australia was 0.7167 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7551 in 2010.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6807 in 2002.
How does Australia rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education?
Australia ranks 10th out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 293 data points, 2000–2021
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