Tertiary education, academic staff in Other small states
Other small states: Tertiary education, academic staff was 38.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Other small states, 1986–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 38.5% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Other small states peaked at 40.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1992.
That places Other small states 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 33.8% | — |
| 1988 | 33.3% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 34.0% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 34.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 34.7% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 33.3% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 34.9% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 35.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 37.4% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 38.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 38.7% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.7% | 33.3% | 34.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 36.1% | 33.3% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 37.4% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 39.1% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 38.5% | 40.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Other small states?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Other small states was 38.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1992.
- How does Other small states rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Other small states ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.