Tertiary education, academic staff in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Tertiary education, academic staff was 44.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Low & middle income, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in Low & middle income stood at 44.4%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Low & middle income peaked at 44.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1974.
Low & middle income ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 38.9% | — |
| 1974 | 32.9% | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 37.8% | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 38.0% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 38.0% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 38.1% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 37.8% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 37.4% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 37.7% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 38.3% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 37.5% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 37.3% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 37.1% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 37.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 36.5% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 36.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 41.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 42.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 42.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.4% | 32.9% | 38.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 37.1% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.6% | 36.4% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 42.7% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 43.3% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 44.0% | 44.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 11 Georgia 60.5% compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 60.1% compare
- 13 Russian Federation 59.6% compare
- 14 Albania 58.9% compare
- 15 Cayman Islands 58.8% compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 58.4% compare
- 17 Thailand 56.3% compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Low & middle income?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Low & middle income was 44.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1974.
- How does Low & middle income rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Low & middle income ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.