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

Norway
50.6%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
25.6%
in 2021
Norway rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

  • Norway
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1020304050197119972024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 50.6% against 25.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 25.0%.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 170 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 26.3% 19.7% 6.6% Norway
1990s 34.7% 25.6% 9.1% Norway
2000s 36.1% 27.2% 8.9% Norway
2010s 45.5% 24.6% 20.9% Norway
2020s 48.6% 25.2% 23.4% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Norway, at 50.6% against 25.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
25.0%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?
Norway ranks 44th 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.