Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Philippines or United States of America?

United States of America, at 51.7% against 51.2% in Philippines as of 2023.

What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Philippines and United States of America?

0.5%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and United States of America?

10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Philippines vs United States of America: Tertiary education, academic staff

Philippines

51.2%

in 2023

United States of America

51.7%

in 2023

Philippines rank

39th

United States of America rank

38th

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

Philippines
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 51.7% against 51.2% in Philippines, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 39th and United States of America ranks 38th of 170 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.6%	36.9%	12.7%	Philippines
2010s	51.5%	49.6%	1.8%	Philippines
2020s	51.6%	51.1%	0.5%	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Philippines or United States of America?: United States of America, at 51.7% against 51.2% in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Philippines and United States of America?: 0.5%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and United States of America?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Philippines and United States of America rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?: Philippines ranks 39th and United States of America ranks 38th 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: 03 September 2026

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