Tertiary education, academic staff in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Tertiary education, academic staff was 23.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Pre-demographic dividend, 1977–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Pre-demographic dividend is 23.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 26.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1979.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 15.7% | — |
| 1978 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 14.7% | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 15.2% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 15.3% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 15.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 17.2% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 17.8% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 18.5% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 20.7% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 21.6% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 24.5% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +30.5% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3% | 14.7% | 15.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 19.1% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 17.6% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 17.0% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 23.0% | 23.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Pre-demographic dividend was 23.9% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1979.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2021.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.