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

Australia: Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education was 41 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
41
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
2nd
of 27 countries
All-time high
44
in 2005
All-time low
32
in 2010
Years of data
15
2001–2015

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

0102030402001200820152001: 382002: 402003: 342004: 422005: 442006: 382007: 412008: 422009: 442010: 322011: 442012: 432013: 432014: 442015: 41

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Australia is 41, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Australia peaked at 44 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32, 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.

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

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 38
2002 40 +5.3%
2003 34 -15.0%
2004 42 +23.5%
2005 44 +4.8%
2006 38 -13.6%
2007 41 +7.9%
2008 42 +2.4%
2009 44 +4.8%
2010 32 -27.3%
2011 44 +37.5%
2012 43 -2.3%
2013 43 +0.0%
2014 44 +2.3%
2015 41 -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.33 34 44 9
2010s 41.17 32 44 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 Ukraine 44 compare
  2. 2 Argentina 41 compare
  3. 4 Chile 40 compare
  4. 5 Armenia 39 compare
  5. 5 Dominican Republic 39 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Australia?
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Australia was 41 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 44 in 2005.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2010.
How does Australia rank for median age of private paid employees, by industry: education?
Australia ranks 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is median age of private paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 307 data points, 2000–2021
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