Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Australia

Australia: Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 44 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
44
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 25 countries
All-time high
44
in 2002
All-time low
42
in 2009
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Australia, 2001–2015

0102030402001200820152001: 432002: 442003: 432004: 442005: 432006: 442007: 442008: 432009: 422010: 442011: 442012: 442013: 442014: 442015: 44

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Australia stood at 44. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Australia peaked at 44 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2009.

Australia ranks 4th of 25 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 43
2002 44 +2.3%
2003 43 -2.3%
2004 44 +2.3%
2005 43 -2.3%
2006 44 +2.3%
2007 44 +0.0%
2008 43 -2.3%
2009 42 -2.3%
2010 44 +4.8%
2011 44 +0.0%
2012 44 +0.0%
2013 44 +0.0%
2014 44 +0.0%
2015 44 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.33 42 44 9
2010s 44 44 44 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 Georgia 50 compare
  2. 2 South Africa 46 compare
  3. 3 El Salvador 45 compare
  4. 4 Ecuador 44 compare
  5. 4 Republic of Moldova 44 compare
  6. 7 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 43 compare
  7. 7 Russian Federation 43 compare
  8. 7 Sri Lanka 43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Australia?
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Australia was 44 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 44 in 2002.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2009.
How does Australia rank for median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Australia ranks 4th out of 25 countries with data for 2015.
Is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 279 data points, 2000–2020
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