Number of paid employees, by industry: Education in Australia

Australia: Number of paid employees, by industry: Education was 964 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
964
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 30 countries
All-time high
965
in 2012
All-time low
701
in 2007
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Number of paid employees, by industry: Education in Australia, 2001–2015

02004006008001.0k2001200820152001: 7312002: 7222003: 7032004: 7082005: 7632006: 7442007: 7012008: 7172009: 7372010: 7662011: 9592012: 9652013: 9522014: 9612015: 964

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, number of paid employees, by industry: education in Australia stood at 964.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by industry: education in Australia peaked at 965 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 701, in 2007.

Australia ranks 16th of 30 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.

Number of paid employees, by industry: Education in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by industry: Education in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 731
2002 722 -1.2%
2003 703 -2.6%
2004 708 +0.7%
2005 763 +7.8%
2006 744 -2.5%
2007 701 -5.8%
2008 717 +2.3%
2009 737 +2.8%
2010 766 +3.9%
2011 959 +25.2%
2012 965 +0.6%
2013 952 -1.3%
2014 961 +0.9%
2015 964 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 725.11 701 763 9
2010s 927.83 766 965 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 13 Sri Lanka 1,157 compare
  2. 14 Zambia 1,013 compare
  3. 15 Costa Rica 972 compare
  4. 17 Ukraine 944 compare
  5. 18 Guatemala 921 compare
  6. 19 El Salvador 889 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by industry: education in Australia?
Number of paid employees, by industry: education in Australia was 964 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 965 in 2012.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 701 in 2007.
How does Australia rank for number of paid employees, by industry: education?
Australia ranks 16th out of 30 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 Number of paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 334 data points, 2000–2021
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