Tertiary education, academic staff in European Union
European Union: Tertiary education, academic staff was 43.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in European Union, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in European Union is 43.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in European Union peaked at 43.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1992.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in European Union, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 31.3% | — |
| 1993 | 31.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 33.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 31.3% | 34.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 36.0% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 39.2% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 42.8% | 43.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Myanmar 84.5% compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 67.3% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 65.9% compare
- 4 Armenia 63.5% compare
More education data for European Union
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 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 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4914 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in European Union?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in European Union was 43.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1992.
- How does European Union rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.