Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Australia

Australia: Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 558 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
558
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
18th
of 26 countries
All-time high
593
in 2011
All-time low
438
in 2003
Years of data
15
2001–2015

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

02004006002001200820152001: 4492002: 4402003: 4382004: 4532005: 4682006: 4602007: 4682008: 4452009: 4592010: 4762011: 5932012: 5672013: 5702014: 5372015: 558

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Australia stood at 558.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Australia peaked at 593 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 438, 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.

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 449
2002 440 -2.0%
2003 438 -0.5%
2004 453 +3.4%
2005 468 +3.3%
2006 460 -1.7%
2007 468 +1.7%
2008 445 -4.9%
2009 459 +3.1%
2010 476 +3.7%
2011 593 +24.6%
2012 567 -4.4%
2013 570 +0.5%
2014 537 -5.8%
2015 558 +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 453.33 438 468 9
2010s 550.17 476 593 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 682 compare
  2. 16 Costa Rica 644 compare
  3. 17 Mauritius 566 compare
  4. 19 Dominican Republic 348 compare
  5. 20 Palestine, State of 342 compare
  6. 21 Russian Federation 312 compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Australia?
Number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Australia was 558 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 593 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 438 in 2003.
How does Australia rank for number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Australia ranks 18th out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid 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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