Lower middle income vs Puerto Rico: Tertiary education, academic staff

Lower middle income
43.0%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
54.1%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
25th
Puerto Rico rank
24th

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Puerto Rico
2030405060197119972024

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 54.1% against 43.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 11.1%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 25th and Puerto Rico ranks 24th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2010s 39.3% 54.4% 15.0% Puerto Rico
2020s 42.8% 54.1% 11.2% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Lower middle income or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 54.1% against 43.0% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Lower middle income and Puerto Rico?
11.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Puerto Rico?
6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Puerto Rico rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?
Lower middle income ranks 25th and Puerto Rico ranks 24th 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.

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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.