Tertiary education, academic staff in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Tertiary education, academic staff was 40.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 40.3%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 40.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.4% | — |
| 1971 | 27.0% | +26.0% |
| 1972 | 26.8% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 27.4% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 27.7% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 32.9% | +18.6% |
| 1977 | 28.4% | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 30.1% | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 29.8% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 29.5% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 28.9% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 29.1% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 29.2% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 31.6% | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 29.0% | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 29.3% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 29.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 28.7% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 28.6% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 28.4% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 30.6% | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 29.8% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 40.3% | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tertiary education, academic staff in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +26.0% | 21.4% | 27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.9% | 21.4% | 32.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 28.7% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.1% | 28.4% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 30.3% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 32.8% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 38.6% | 40.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 40.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.