Tertiary education, academic staff in Low income
Low income: Tertiary education, academic staff was 20.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Tertiary education, academic staff in Low income, 1993–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2016, tertiary education, academic staff in Low income stood at 20.1%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Low income peaked at 21.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2013.
Low income ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Low income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 21.5% | — |
| 1994 | 21.4% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 21.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 21.0% | 21.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 19.7% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 20.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Low income?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Low income was 20.1% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2013.
- How does Low income rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.