Tertiary education, academic staff in Germany
Germany: Tertiary education, academic staff was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Germany, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in Germany stood at 42.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Germany peaked at 42.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1993.
That places Germany 90th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Germany, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 27.6% | — |
| 1994 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 29.0% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 28.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 29.4% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 30.5% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 31.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 27.6% | 30.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 31.0% | 32.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 37.7% | 39.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 40.0% | 42.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Germany?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Germany was 42.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Germany ranks 90th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.