Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Australia

Australia: Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education was 42.07 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
42.07
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
2nd
of 27 countries
All-time high
43.36
in 2014
All-time low
36.19
in 2010
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Australia, 2001–2015

0102030402001200820152001: 38.12002: 392003: 37.32004: 40.42005: 41.92006: 38.72007: 40.12008: 40.12009: 41.82010: 36.22011: 42.82012: 41.92013: 42.32014: 43.42015: 42.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 42.07 for mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Australia peaked at 43.36 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 36.19, in 2010.

Australia ranks 2nd of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 38.08
2002 39 +2.4%
2003 37.28 -4.4%
2004 40.37 +8.3%
2005 41.93 +3.9%
2006 38.72 -7.7%
2007 40.07 +3.5%
2008 40.1 +0.1%
2009 41.83 +4.3%
2010 36.19 -13.5%
2011 42.76 +18.1%
2012 41.94 -1.9%
2013 42.31 +0.9%
2014 43.36 +2.5%
2015 42.07 -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.71 37.28 41.93 9
2010s 41.44 36.19 43.36 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 Ukraine 45.12 compare
  2. 3 Chile 41.52 compare
  3. 4 Argentina 41.05 compare
  4. 5 Armenia 40.92 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Australia?
Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Australia was 42.07 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 43.36 in 2014.
What is the lowest mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 36.19 in 2010.
How does Australia rank for mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education?
Australia ranks 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 303 data points, 2000–2021
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