Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia

Australia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0013 number per person in 1997. ▼ Falling

Latest (1997)
0.0013 number per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
95th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0024 number per person
in 1972
All-time low
0.0013 number per person
in 1997
Years of data
21
1971–1997

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia, 1971–1997

00.0010.0010.0020.0020.0031971198419971971: 0.002 number per person1972: 0.002 number per person1973: 0.002 number per person1974: 0.002 number per person1975: 0.002 number per person1976: 0.002 number per person1977: 0.002 number per person1978: 0.002 number per person1979: 0.002 number per person1981: 0.002 number per person1984: 0.002 number per person1986: 0.002 number per person1987: 0.002 number per person1988: 0.002 number per person1989: 0.002 number per person1991: 0.001 number per person1992: 0.001 number per person1993: 0.001 number per person1995: 0.001 number per person1996: 0.001 number per person1997: 0.001 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

In 1997, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia stood at 0.0013 number per person. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0024 number per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 number per person, in 1997.

Australia ranks 95th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia, 1971 to 1997.
Year number per person Change
1971 0.0024 number per person —
1972 0.0024 number per person +0.2%
1973 0.0016 number per person -35.2%
1974 0.0016 number per person +0.1%
1975 0.0016 number per person +2.1%
1976 0.0017 number per person +3.7%
1977 0.0017 number per person +4.1%
1978 0.0018 number per person +2.9%
1979 0.0018 number per person +2.9%
1981 0.0018 number per person +0.7%
1984 0.0019 number per person +1.2%
1986 0.0016 number per person -11.5%
1987 0.0016 number per person -2.3%
1988 0.0016 number per person -2.1%
1989 0.0015 number per person -2.7%
1991 0.0015 number per person -3.9%
1992 0.0014 number per person -1.6%
1993 0.0014 number per person -1.4%
1995 0.0013 number per person -6.0%
1996 0.0013 number per person -0.3%
1997 0.0013 number per person -2.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1973 -35.2% 0.0024 number per person 0.0016 number per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0018 number per person 0.0016 number per person 0.0024 number per person 9
1980s 0.0017 number per person 0.0015 number per person 0.0019 number per person 6
1990s 0.0014 number per person 0.0013 number per person 0.0015 number per person 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 92 Niger 0.0014 number per person compare
  2. 93 Cambodia 0.0013 number per person compare
  3. 94 Lesotho 0.0013 number per person compare
  4. 96 Grenada 0.0013 number per person compare
  5. 97 Poland 0.0013 number per person
  6. 98 Israel 0.0012 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Australia was 0.0013 number per person in 1997, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0024 number per person in 1972.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 number per person in 1997.
How does Australia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Australia ranks 95th out of 196 countries with data for 1997.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.