Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Croatia or United States of America?

United States of America, at 51.7% against 51.1% in Croatia as of 2023.

What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Croatia and United States of America?

0.6%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States of America?

13 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.

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.

Croatia vs United States of America: Tertiary education, academic staff

Croatia

51.1%

in 2023

United States of America

51.7%

in 2023

Croatia rank

40th

United States of America rank

38th

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

Croatia
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 51.7% against 51.1% in Croatia, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1993 it was United States of America ahead.

Croatia ranks 40th and United States of America ranks 38th of 170 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33.7%	38.1%	4.4%	United States of America
2010s	48.7%	49.5%	0.8%	United States of America
2020s	50.7%	51.1%	0.4%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Croatia or United States of America?: United States of America, at 51.7% against 51.1% in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Croatia and United States of America?: 0.6%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States of America?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Croatia and United States of America rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?: Croatia ranks 40th and United States of America ranks 38th 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: 03 September 2026

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