Tertiary education, academic staff in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Tertiary education, academic staff was 42.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 42.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 42.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 1971.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.7% | — |
| 1972 | 27.2% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 34.2% | +25.7% |
| 1974 | 28.1% | -17.9% |
| 1975 | 28.8% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 29.8% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 29.2% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 30.6% | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 30.7% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 32.1% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 32.7% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 34.8% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 36.5% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 39.0% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 38.6% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 35.9% | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 36.0% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 35.8% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 36.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 38.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 39.7% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 39.2% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.5% | 26.7% | 34.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 32.1% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 36.6% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 39.6% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 40.7% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.6% | 42.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 42.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 1971.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.