Tertiary education, academic staff in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Tertiary education, academic staff was 42.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Early-demographic dividend, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Early-demographic dividend is 42.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 42.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1974.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.4% | — |
| 1972 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 29.5% | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 22.0% | -25.5% |
| 1975 | 25.9% | +17.8% |
| 1976 | 27.5% | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 26.6% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 27.5% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 28.0% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 28.2% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 28.7% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 28.7% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 29.2% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 31.3% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 29.9% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 30.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 30.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 30.1% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 30.7% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 34.2% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.4% | 22.0% | 29.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 28.2% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 30.1% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 38.4% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 38.6% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 41.6% | 42.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.49 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Early-demographic dividend?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Early-demographic dividend was 42.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1974.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.