Tertiary education, academic staff in IBRD only
IBRD only: Tertiary education, academic staff was 45.4% in 2024. β² Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in IBRD only, 1972β2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 45.4% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in IBRD only peaked at 45.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1974.
That places IBRD only 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.2% | 33.4% | 39.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 38.5% | 38.0% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 37.2% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 43.6% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 44.2% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 45.0% | 45.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in IBRD only?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in IBRD only was 45.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1974.
- How does IBRD only rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- IBRD only ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.