Tertiary education, academic staff in Small states
Small states: Tertiary education, academic staff was 41.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Small states, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Small states is 41.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Small states peaked at 54.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1986.
Small states ranks 27th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Small states, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 35.2% | — |
| 1985 | 37.2% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 34.7% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 37.0% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 34.9% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 35.3% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 35.8% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 36.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 38.6% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | +27.5% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | -23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.7% | 34.7% | 37.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 35.0% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 39.4% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 41.6% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 41.8% | 54.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4354 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Small states?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Small states was 41.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1986.
- How does Small states rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Small states ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in 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 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.