Tertiary education, academic staff in IDA blend
IDA blend: Tertiary education, academic staff was 33.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in IDA blend, 1984–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 33.0% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in IDA blend peaked at 34.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 1986.
IDA blend ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 24.7% | — |
| 1985 | 24.3% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 23.8% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 24.9% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 25.6% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 26.1% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 26.6% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 27.4% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 27.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 28.3% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 31.2% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.7% | 23.8% | 25.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 26.1% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 27.4% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 26.7% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 31.4% | 34.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in IDA blend?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in IDA blend was 33.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 1986.
- How does IDA blend rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- IDA blend ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.