Tertiary education, academic staff in Estonia
Estonia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 49.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tertiary education, academic staff in Estonia, 1996–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in Estonia stood at 49.7%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Estonia peaked at 49.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2000.
That places Estonia 53rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 47.8% | — |
| 1997 | 48.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 47.8% | 49.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 46.4% | 48.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 48.9% | 49.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.6% | 49.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 50 Montenegro 50.1% compare
- 51 Panama 50.0% compare
- 52 Netherlands 49.9% compare
- 54 Malaysia 49.4% compare
- 55 United States Virgin Islands 49.4% compare
- 56 Israel 49.3% compare
More education data for Estonia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,627 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Estonia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Estonia was 49.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Estonia ranks 53rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Estonia 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.