Tertiary education, academic staff in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Tertiary education, academic staff was 45.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 45.6% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2013.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 46.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1975.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.9% | — |
| 1971 | 26.1% | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 25.9% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 25.9% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 25.6% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 25.6% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 27.3% | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 28.7% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 28.9% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 29.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 28.8% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 29.7% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 29.5% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 30.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 30.1% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 30.5% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 29.1% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 30.1% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 29.7% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 28.9% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 30.4% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 41.1% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 25.6% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.0% | 28.8% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 28.9% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 42.3% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 45.5% | 46.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 61.9%
- 8 Cuba 61.7% compare
- 9 Belarus 61.6% compare
- 10 Mongolia 61.4% compare
- 11 Georgia 60.5% compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 60.1% compare
- 13 Russian Federation 59.6% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 45.6% in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2013.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.