Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Arab World or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 59.6% against 44.2% in Arab World as of 2024.

What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Arab World and Russian Federation?

15.4%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Russian Federation?

18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Arab World vs Russian Federation: Tertiary education, academic staff

Arab World

44.2%

in 2024

Russian Federation

59.6%

in 2024

Arab World rank

16th

Russian Federation rank

13th

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

Arab World
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 59.6% against 44.2% in Arab World, a difference of 15.4%.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.3 times Arab World's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 16th and Russian Federation ranks 13th of 45 groups.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
2000s	33.4%	55.4%	22.0%	Russian Federation
2010s	38.3%	58.4%	20.2%	Russian Federation
2020s	44.2%	59.6%	15.4%	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Arab World or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 59.6% against 44.2% in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Arab World and Russian Federation?: 15.4%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Russian Federation?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Russian Federation rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?: Arab World ranks 16th and Russian Federation ranks 13th 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.

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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: 03 September 2026

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