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

Australia: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers was 0.721 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.721
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
11th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.7554
in 2010
All-time low
0.6828
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2015

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

00.20.40.60.82001200820152001: 0.6832002: 0.6922003: 0.6972004: 0.7012005: 0.7172006: 0.7132007: 0.7482008: 0.7232009: 0.7432010: 0.7552011: 0.7242012: 0.7112013: 0.7292014: 0.7372015: 0.721

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers in Australia is 0.721, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers in Australia peaked at 0.7554 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6828, in 2001.

Australia ranks 11th of 25 countries on this measure, 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: Teachers in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.6828
2002 0.6916 +1.3%
2003 0.6975 +0.9%
2004 0.7012 +0.5%
2005 0.7165 +2.2%
2006 0.7125 -0.6%
2007 0.748 +5.0%
2008 0.7232 -3.3%
2009 0.7435 +2.8%
2010 0.7554 +1.6%
2011 0.7242 -4.1%
2012 0.7107 -1.9%
2013 0.7287 +2.5%
2014 0.7369 +1.1%
2015 0.721 -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.713 0.6828 0.748 9
2010s 0.7295 0.7107 0.7554 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 8 Honduras 0.7366 compare
  2. 9 Costa Rica 0.7301 compare
  3. 10 Sri Lanka 0.7277 compare
  4. 12 Viet Nam 0.7061 compare
  5. 13 El Salvador 0.703 compare
  6. 14 Chile 0.6941 compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers in Australia?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers in Australia was 0.721 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7554 in 2010.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6828 in 2001.
How does Australia rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers?
Australia ranks 11th out of 25 countries with data for 2015.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: teachers rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 275 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed