East Asia & Pacific vs Finland: Tertiary education, academic staff

East Asia & Pacific
40.6%
in 2013
Finland
53.2%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
30th
Finland rank
30th

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Finland
20304050197019972024

How they compare

Finland currently reports 53.2% against 40.6% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 12.6%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th and Finland ranks 30th of 45 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Finland Difference Ahead
1970s 20.4% 19.7% 0.7% East Asia & Pacific
1990s 35.6% 44.9% 9.3% Finland
2000s 37.0% 47.0% 10.0% Finland
2010s 40.5% 50.6% 10.1% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, East Asia & Pacific or Finland?
Finland, at 53.2% against 40.6% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between East Asia & Pacific and Finland?
12.6%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Finland?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Finland rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th and Finland ranks 30th 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

East Asia & Pacific vs Finland: 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/east-asia-and-pacific/finland/

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/east-asia-and-pacific/finland/">East Asia & Pacific vs Finland: 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.