Tertiary education, academic staff in North America
North America: Tertiary education, academic staff was 51.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in North America, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in North America stood at 51.2%.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in North America peaked at 51.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1975.
That places North America 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in North America, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 26.5% | — |
| 1975 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 26.9% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 27.5% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 28.0% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 29.1% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 29.6% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 30.1% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 30.6% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 31.1% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 31.7% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 32.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 33.2% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 34.1% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 35.0% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 34.9% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 35.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 38.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 39.1% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 40.1% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 41.1% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 26.5% | 28.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 29.1% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 34.9% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 41.2% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 47.1% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.3% | 51.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 1 Myanmar 84.5% compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 67.3% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 65.9% compare
- 4 Armenia 63.5% compare
- 5 British Virgin Islands 63.2% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 62.0% compare
- 7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 61.9% compare
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in North America?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in North America was 51.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1975.
- How does North America rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- North America ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.