Tertiary education, academic staff in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Tertiary education, academic staff was 46.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Late-demographic dividend, 1982–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Late-demographic dividend is 46.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 47.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1994.
That places Late-demographic dividend 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 41.7% | — |
| 1983 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 40.6% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 40.4% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 40.4% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 39.0% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 39.9% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.0% | 40.1% | 41.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 39.0% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 44.6% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 46.5% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 46.1% | 46.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 5 British Virgin Islands 63.2% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 62.0% compare
- 7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 61.9% compare
- 8 Cuba 61.7% compare
- 9 Belarus 61.6% compare
- 10 Mongolia 61.4% compare
- 11 Georgia 60.5% compare
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Late-demographic dividend?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Late-demographic dividend was 46.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1994.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.