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

Egypt
50.8%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
25.6%
in 2021
Egypt rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
20304050198520052025

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 50.8% against 25.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 25.2%.

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

Across all 9 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 170 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2010s 45.3% 24.7% 20.6% Egypt
2020s 50.1% 25.2% 24.9% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Egypt, at 50.8% against 25.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
25.2%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?
Egypt ranks 43rd 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.