Croatia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Tertiary education, academic staff

Croatia
51.1%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
25.6%
in 2021
Croatia rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

  • Croatia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 51.1% against 25.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 25.5%.

That makes Croatia's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 33.8% 25.7% 8.0% Croatia
2000s 41.8% 21.9% 19.9% Croatia
2010s 47.9% 24.0% 23.9% Croatia
2020s 50.5% 25.2% 25.2% Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Croatia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Croatia, at 51.1% against 25.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Croatia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
25.5%, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
How do Croatia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?
Croatia ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 170 countries.
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

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