Tertiary education, academic staff in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Tertiary education, academic staff was 25.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Least developed countries, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Least developed countries is 25.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Least developed countries peaked at 26.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 1976.
Least developed countries ranks 36th 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.6% | — |
| 1973 | 21.0% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 19.2% | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 19.1% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 18.6% | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 19.8% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 19.1% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 20.2% | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 20.0% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 20.4% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 19.4% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 20.3% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 21.9% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 23.5% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 22.0% | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 20.1% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 21.4% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 21.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.7% | 18.6% | 21.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 19.0% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 19.7% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 20.6% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.9% | 26.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3712 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Least developed countries?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Least developed countries was 25.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 1976.
- How does Least developed countries rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Least developed countries ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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.