Tertiary education, academic staff in Euro area
Euro area: Tertiary education, academic staff was 43.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Euro area, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 43.2% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Euro area peaked at 43.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1992.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 30.2% | — |
| 1993 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 30.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 32.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.5% | 30.2% | 33.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 34.8% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 38.4% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 42.0% | 43.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Myanmar 84.5% compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 67.3% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 65.9% compare
- 4 Armenia 63.5% compare
- 5 British Virgin Islands 63.2% compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Euro area?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Euro area was 43.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1992.
- How does Euro area rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.