Tertiary education, academic staff in United States
United States: Tertiary education, academic staff was 51.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in United States, 1975–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
United States recorded 51.7% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in United States peaked at 51.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1975.
United States ranks 38th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in United States, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 25.3% | — |
| 1988 | 33.2% | +31.2% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 35.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 36.4% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 38.7% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.1% | 35.2% | 38.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.1% | 50.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 50.6% | 51.7% | 4 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in United States?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in United States was 51.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1975.
- How does United States rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- United States ranks 38th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United 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.