Tertiary education, academic staff in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Tertiary education, academic staff was 46.6% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 46.6% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2012.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 46.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1975.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.6% | — |
| 1971 | 26.4% | -16.3% |
| 1972 | 26.3% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 26.2% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 26.0% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 25.9% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 28.0% | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 28.5% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 29.6% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 29.7% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 30.0% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 29.5% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 30.6% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 30.2% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 31.0% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 31.3% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 31.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 32.1% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 30.8% | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 31.2% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 29.7% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 30.7% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 30.2% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 29.3% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 30.9% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 33.4% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 36.5% | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 39.3% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 42.2% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.8% | 25.9% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.8% | 29.5% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 29.3% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 43.0% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 46.2% | 46.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 4 Armenia 63.5% compare
- 5 British Virgin Islands 63.2% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 62.0% compare
- 7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 61.9%
- 8 Cuba 61.7% compare
- 9 Belarus 61.6% compare
- 10 Mongolia 61.4% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 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 10.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 46.6% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.