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

Australia: Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Education was 46 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
46
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
5th
of 27 countries
All-time high
46
in 2010
All-time low
43
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2015

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

010203040502001200820152001: 432002: 442003: 442004: 442005: 442006: 452007: 452008: 452009: 442010: 462011: 462012: 462013: 452014: 452015: 46

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 46 for median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in 2015. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Australia peaked at 46 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 43, in 2001.

Australia ranks 5th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 43
2002 44 +2.3%
2003 44 +0.0%
2004 44 +0.0%
2005 44 +0.0%
2006 45 +2.3%
2007 45 +0.0%
2008 45 +0.0%
2009 44 -2.2%
2010 46 +4.5%
2011 46 +0.0%
2012 46 +0.0%
2013 45 -2.2%
2014 45 +0.0%
2015 46 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.22 43 45 9
2010s 45.67 45 46 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 5 Dominican Republic 46 compare
  2. 7 Argentina 45 compare
  3. 8 Ecuador 44 compare
  4. 8 El Salvador 44 compare
  5. 8 Ukraine 44 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Australia?
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Australia was 46 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 46 in 2010.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 43 in 2001.
How does Australia rank for median age of public paid employees, by industry: education?
Australia ranks 5th out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is median age of public paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 299 data points, 2000–2021
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