Tertiary education, academic staff in High income
High income: Tertiary education, academic staff was 43.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in High income, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in High income stood at 43.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in High income peaked at 43.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1975.
That places High income 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in High income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 32.1% | — |
| 1975 | 31.9% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 32.1% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 32.1% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 32.3% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 32.6% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 32.5% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 32.8% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 32.9% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 33.1% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 33.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 33.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.7% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 34.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 34.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 33.4% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 35.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 36.5% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 31.9% | 32.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 32.5% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 33.4% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 37.4% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 41.6% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 43.3% | 43.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in High income?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in High income was 43.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1975.
- How does High income rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- High income ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.