Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers in Australia

Australia: Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers was 591 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
591
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
18th
of 26 countries
All-time high
625
in 2011
All-time low
460
in 2003
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers in Australia, 2001–2015

02004006002001200820152001: 4712002: 4662003: 4602004: 4702005: 4902006: 4862007: 4822008: 4632009: 4772010: 4962011: 6252012: 5912013: 6122014: 5742015: 591

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 591 for number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in Australia peaked at 625 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 460, in 2003.

Australia ranks 18th of 26 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 473.89 460 490 9
2010s 581.5 496 625 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 15 Bolivia 697 compare
  2. 16 Costa Rica 671 compare
  3. 17 Mauritius 597 compare
  4. 19 Palestine 357 compare
  5. 20 Dominican Republic 351 compare
  6. 21 Russia 323 compare

See the full ranking of 26 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in Australia?
Number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in Australia was 591 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 625 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 460 in 2003.
How does Australia rank for number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers?
Australia ranks 18th out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 289 data points, 2000–2020
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