Tertiary education, academic staff in Arab World
Arab World: Tertiary education, academic staff was 44.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 44.2% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Arab World peaked at 44.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1970.
That places Arab World 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.5% | — |
| 1983 | 30.8% | +112.0% |
| 1984 | 30.4% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 30.0% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 30.4% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 30.4% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 29.6% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 29.3% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 28.5% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 29.4% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 31.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 32.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 29.6% | 30.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 28.5% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 31.9% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 35.5% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 40.8% | 44.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 13 Russian Federation 59.6% compare
- 14 Albania 58.9% compare
- 15 Cayman Islands 58.8% compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 58.4% compare
- 17 Thailand 56.3% compare
- 18 Lithuania 56.2% compare
- 19 Iceland 55.6% compare
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.2783 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Arab World?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Arab World was 44.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1970.
- How does Arab World rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Arab World ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.