Tertiary education, academic staff in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Tertiary education, academic staff was 54.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1996–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 54.7% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 55.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 1996.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 48.5% | — |
| 1998 | 48.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.8% | 48.5% | 49.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 49.7% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 52.3% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.1% | 55.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 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
- 6 Azerbaijan 62.0% compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 54.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 1996.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.