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