Africa Eastern and Southern vs Romania: Tertiary education, academic staff

Africa Eastern and Southern
29.3%
in 2019
Romania
52.3%
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
37th
Romania rank
36th

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Romania
0204060197119972023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 52.3% against 29.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 23.0%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.8 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th and Romania ranks 36th of 45 groups.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 24.6% 28.2% 3.7% Romania
1990s 26.3% 28.9% 2.6% Romania
2000s 27.1% 43.5% 16.4% Romania
2010s 27.6% 49.1% 21.5% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Africa Eastern and Southern or Romania?
Romania, at 52.3% against 29.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Africa Eastern and Southern and Romania?
23.0%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Romania?
23 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2019.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Romania rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th and Romania ranks 36th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Africa Eastern and Southern vs Romania: Tertiary education, academic staff. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/tertiary-education-academic-staff-percent-female/africa-eastern-and-southern/romania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/tertiary-education-academic-staff-percent-female/africa-eastern-and-southern/romania/">Africa Eastern and Southern vs Romania: Tertiary education, academic staff</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,482 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.