Tertiary education, academic staff in IDA only
IDA only: Tertiary education, academic staff was 29.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in IDA only, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in IDA only stood at 29.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in IDA only peaked at 29.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1976.
IDA only ranks 34th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 22.9% | — |
| 1973 | 23.3% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 22.1% | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 22.0% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 21.8% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 22.5% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 22.0% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 22.7% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 22.7% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 23.0% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 22.0% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 22.4% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 24.2% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 24.0% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 24.1% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 23.5% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 22.9% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 22.7% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 23.1% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 21.8% | 23.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 22.0% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 22.7% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 25.1% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.4% | 29.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in IDA only?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in IDA only was 29.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1976.
- How does IDA only rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- IDA only ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.