Tertiary education, academic staff in IDA total
IDA total: Tertiary education, academic staff was 31.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in IDA total, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 31.5% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in IDA total peaked at 32.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 1982.
IDA total ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 24.9% | — |
| 1975 | 24.8% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 24.5% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 24.8% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 24.2% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 24.1% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 23.1% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 23.3% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 23.9% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 24.4% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 24.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 24.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 26.5% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 27.1% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.6% | 24.2% | 24.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 23.1% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 24.3% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 26.2% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 26.3% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 31.0% | 32.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in IDA total?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in IDA total was 31.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 1982.
- How does IDA total rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- IDA total ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.