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

Australia: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education was 655 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
655
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
17th
of 29 countries
All-time high
691
in 2005
All-time low
598
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2015

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

02004006002001200820152001: 6582002: 5982003: 6362004: 6372005: 6912006: 6682007: 5982008: 6352009: 6532010: 6702011: 6742012: 6742013: 6582014: 6602015: 655

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Australia stood at 655.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Australia peaked at 691 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 598, in 2002.

That places Australia 17th out of 29 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 658
2002 598 -9.1%
2003 636 +6.4%
2004 637 +0.2%
2005 691 +8.5%
2006 668 -3.3%
2007 598 -10.5%
2008 635 +6.2%
2009 653 +2.8%
2010 670 +2.6%
2011 674 +0.6%
2012 674 +0.0%
2013 658 -2.4%
2014 660 +0.3%
2015 655 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 641.56 598 691 9
2010s 665.17 655 674 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 14 Zambia 853 compare
  2. 15 Sri Lanka 793 compare
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  4. 18 El Salvador 601 compare
  5. 19 Moldova 593 compare
  6. 20 Guatemala 493 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Australia?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Australia was 655 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 691 in 2005.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 598 in 2002.
How does Australia rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: education?
Australia ranks 17th out of 29 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 326 data points, 2000–2021
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