Tertiary education, academic staff in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Tertiary education, academic staff was 29.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1987–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2019, tertiary education, academic staff in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 29.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 29.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1987.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 24.2% | — |
| 1988 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 25.3% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 25.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 24.5% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 25.0% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 28.0% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 28.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.6% | 24.2% | 25.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 24.5% | 28.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 26.1% | 27.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.7% | 29.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1573 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 121.03 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Africa Eastern and Southern was 29.3% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1987.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.