Tertiary education, academic staff in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Tertiary education, academic staff was 44.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Post-demographic dividend, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 44.2% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 44.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1976.
That places Post-demographic dividend 15th 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 51 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 28.0% | — |
| 1975 | 27.9% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 27.7% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 28.2% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 28.6% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 28.8% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 29.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 29.3% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 29.6% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 29.7% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 29.9% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 30.3% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 30.6% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 31.1% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 31.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 31.8% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 31.4% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 34.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.1% | 27.7% | 28.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 28.8% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 31.4% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 35.5% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 41.2% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.3% | 44.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 565.10 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Post-demographic dividend?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Post-demographic dividend was 44.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1976.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.