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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) by country

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.

Countries reporting
170
Highest
84.5%
Myanmar
Lowest
6.1%
Togo
Median
43.5%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,482

What the numbers show

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 84.5% in Myanmar; the lowest is 6.1% in Togo.

The median across all reporting countries is 43.5%, and the mean is 40.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.

Over the past decade 136 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 1,246.4%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 50.0%).

Tertiary education, academic staff: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Myanmar 84.5% 2018 up 2.8% rising
2 Kazakhstan 67.3% 2025 up 3.2% rising
3 Kyrgyzstan 65.9% 2025 up 6.6% rising
4 Armenia 63.5% 2024 up 10.5% rising
5 British Virgin Islands 63.2% 2024 up 14.5% rising
6 Azerbaijan 62.0% 2024 up 11.0% rising
7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 61.9% 2023 up 5.8% rising
8 Cuba 61.7% 2024 up 14.7% rising
9 Belarus 61.6% 2024 up 1.0% rising
10 Mongolia 61.4% 2024 up 1.9% rising
11 Georgia 60.5% 2025 up 10.5% rising
12 Moldova 60.1% 2024 up 5.0% rising
13 Russia 59.6% 2024 up 5.4% rising
14 Albania 58.9% 2024 up 6.6% rising
15 Cayman Islands 58.8% 2008 up 39.7% rising
16 Saint Lucia 58.4% 2023 up 18.9% rising
17 Thailand 56.3% 2024 down 7.3% rising
18 Lithuania 56.2% 2024 up 0.9% rising
19 Iceland 55.6% 2023 up 15.5% rising
20 Sri Lanka 55.5% 2023 up 20.2% rising
21 Latvia 54.9% 2024 down 1.3% rising
22 Bermuda 54.5% 2023 up 0.8% rising
23 New Zealand 54.3% 2024 up 10.6% rising
24 Puerto Rico 54.1% 2023 down 1.1% flat
25 Belize 54.0% 2024 up 6.8% falling
26 Aruba 54.0% 2016 up 18.0% rising
27 Tonga 53.8% 2024 — rising
28 Uruguay 53.5% 2023 up 6.7% rising
29 Seychelles 53.4% 2024 up 36.1% rising
30 Finland 53.2% 2024 up 5.8% rising
31 Grenada 53.2% 2018 — rising
32 Monaco 53.1% 2024 up 6.2% rising
32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.1% 1990 down 16.2% falling
34 Guyana 52.7% 2012 up 14.7% rising
35 Lesotho 52.6% 2018 up 10.8% rising
36 Romania 52.3% 2023 up 8.0% rising
37 Bulgaria 52.3% 2024 up 8.6% rising
38 United States 51.7% 2023 up 5.3% rising
39 Philippines 51.2% 2023 down 2.3% flat
40 Croatia 51.1% 2023 up 7.1% rising
41 Vietnam 51.1% 2024 up 4.2% rising
42 Namibia 50.9% 2022 up 23.5% rising
43 Egypt 50.8% 2025 up 15.6% rising
44 Norway 50.6% 2024 up 11.8% rising
45 Andorra 50.5% 2024 up 11.9% rising
46 Belgium 50.4% 2023 up 7.4% rising
47 Serbia 50.2% 2024 up 16.4% rising
48 Turkmenistan 50.1% 2024 up 0.0% flat
49 North Macedonia 50.1% 2023 up 5.2% rising
50 Montenegro 50.1% 2023 up 6.1% rising
51 Panama 50.0% 2023 up 8.6% rising
52 Netherlands 49.9% 2024 up 12.5% rising
53 Estonia 49.7% 2024 up 1.3% flat
54 Malaysia 49.4% 2024 up 10.3% rising
55 United States Virgin Islands 49.4% 2007 up 2.8% rising
56 Israel 49.3% 2024 up 2.3% flat
57 Brunei 49.0% 2023 up 5.1% rising
58 Honduras 48.9% 2024 up 26.0% rising
59 Barbados 48.7% 2007 up 17.5% rising
60 Argentina 48.6% 2009 down 10.0% rising
61 Lebanon 48.2% 2014 up 31.0% rising
62 Slovenia 48.1% 2023 up 21.2% rising
63 Saudi Arabia 48.1% 2024 up 18.7% rising
64 Uzbekistan 47.8% 2024 up 12.4% rising
65 Slovakia 47.8% 2024 up 6.6% rising
66 United Kingdom 47.8% 2023 up 8.2% rising
67 Sweden 47.7% 2024 up 8.6% rising
68 Portugal 47.5% 2023 up 7.8% rising
69 Canada 47.4% 2016 down 3.9% rising
70 Poland 47.3% 2025 up 6.6% rising
71 Algeria 47.3% 2024 up 13.3% rising
72 Tunisia 47.2% 2012 up 34.0% rising
73 Spain 47.0% 2024 up 12.7% rising
74 Brazil 47.0% 2024 up 3.6% rising
75 Dominican Republic 47.0% 2024 up 10.3% rising
76 Denmark 46.9% 2024 up 13.9% rising
77 Bahrain 46.9% 2024 up 28.8% rising
78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.8% 2023 up 11.7% rising
79 Turkey 46.2% 2023 up 11.1% rising
80 Austria 45.7% 2024 up 7.5% rising
81 China 45.1% 2011 down 0.5% rising
82 Nicaragua 44.6% 2023 — rising
83 Indonesia 44.6% 2023 up 15.9% rising
84 India 44.3% 2023 up 13.4% rising
85 United Arab Emirates 43.7% 2024 up 21.9% volatile
86 Hungary 43.3% 2024 down 0.1% rising
87 Ecuador 42.2% 2023 up 23.8% rising
88 Cyprus 42.2% 2023 up 8.9% rising
89 Eswatini 42.0% 2015 up 16.3% rising
90 Germany 42.0% 2024 up 10.4% rising
91 Botswana 41.5% 2023 up 12.1% rising
92 Singapore 41.0% 2023 up 16.5% rising
93 Samoa 40.6% 2024 up 1.3% rising
94 Colombia 40.3% 2022 up 12.3% rising
95 El Salvador 40.0% 2023 up 8.6% rising
96 Switzerland 39.9% 2024 up 17.5% rising
97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39.9% 2015 — falling
98 Laos 39.7% 2020 up 24.8% rising
99 Italy 39.7% 2024 up 6.1% rising
100 Mauritius 39.2% 2024 — volatile
101 Cape Verde 39.1% 2018 down 8.7% falling
102 Malta 39.0% 2024 up 15.4% volatile
103 Oman 38.9% 2024 up 11.3% rising
104 Macao 38.3% 2024 up 7.1% rising
105 South Korea 38.1% 2024 up 9.6% rising
106 Greece 37.7% 2023 up 13.9% rising
107 Ireland 37.6% 2009 up 12.9% rising
108 South Africa 37.4% 1994 up 17.9% rising
109 Tajikistan 37.3% 2017 up 11.8% rising
110 France 37.2% 2013 up 8.7% rising
111 Luxembourg 37.2% 2024 down 1.7% volatile
112 Haiti 37.2% 1986 up 215.8% volatile
113 Czechia 37.0% 2012 down 7.4% flat
114 Peru 36.8% 2024 up 10.1% rising
115 Syria 36.7% 2015 — volatile
116 Pakistan 36.5% 2024 down 2.0% rising
117 Morocco 36.4% 2024 up 38.4% rising
118 Qatar 36.4% 2024 down 0.6% rising
119 Zimbabwe 35.5% 2024 up 12.0% rising
120 Bhutan 35.4% 2023 up 29.1% rising
121 Iraq 35.1% 2005 up 14.2% rising
122 Madagascar 34.1% 2023 up 7.7% rising
123 Venezuela 34.0% 2008 down 11.3% rising
124 Iran 34.0% 2020 up 57.5% rising
125 New Caledonia 33.9% 1984 up 52.5% volatile
126 Trinidad and Tobago 33.8% 2004 up 10.5% rising
127 Jordan 33.4% 2024 up 6.3% rising
128 Fiji 33.2% 1991 up 88.0% rising
129 Dominica 32.4% 1993 down 50.0% falling
130 Liechtenstein 32.0% 2021 up 20.3% rising
131 Australia 31.4% 1992 up 39.3% rising
132 San Marino 30.6% 2024 up 30.7% rising
133 Palestine 30.4% 2023 up 31.0% rising
134 Tanzania 30.3% 2024 up 52.1% volatile
135 Bangladesh 29.1% 2024 up 65.5% rising
136 Mozambique 28.4% 2018 up 20.9% rising
137 Uganda 28.4% 2011 up 47.9% rising
138 Nigeria 27.5% 2011 down 12.6% rising
139 Kuwait 27.3% 2004 up 42.1% rising
140 Cameroon 26.8% 2024 up 33.4% volatile
141 Malawi 25.6% 2011 up 1.4% rising
142 Ghana 25.5% 2024 up 30.8% rising
143 Hong Kong 25.5% 1994 up 46.1% rising
144 Cambodia 24.5% 2024 up 56.1% volatile
145 Japan 21.8% 1995 up 52.8% rising
146 Angola 21.0% 2024 down 15.0% rising
147 Gambia 20.9% 2012 up 27.1% falling
148 Rwanda 20.5% 2024 up 7.1% rising
149 Benin 20.1% 2018 up 104.0% rising
150 Yemen 17.1% 2007 up 1,246.4% rising
151 Djibouti 16.5% 2007 down 44.9% falling
152 Sierra Leone 14.6% 2002 — volatile
153 Burundi 14.5% 2025 up 27.0% rising
154 Cote d'Ivoire 14.0% 2024 down 7.2% falling
155 Eritrea 13.8% 2016 down 4.7% rising
156 Afghanistan 13.7% 2020 down 11.9% rising
157 Congo 13.3% 2017 up 163.1% volatile
158 Libya 13.2% 2002 — rising
159 Senegal 12.4% 2024 up 63.2% rising
160 Liberia 11.8% 2012 down 26.6% falling
161 Ethiopia 11.7% 2014 up 23.7% falling
162 Niger 10.3% 2019 down 16.3% falling
163 Burkina Faso 9.6% 2024 up 11.1% volatile
164 Central African Republic 9.4% 2011 up 1.6% falling
165 Guinea 9.3% 2023 up 158.4% rising
166 Comoros 8.4% 2012 down 42.0% falling
167 Chad 7.9% 2020 up 112.5% volatile
168 Mauritania 7.4% 2013 up 73.3% falling
169 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.3% 2020 up 20.6% rising
170 Togo 6.1% 2021 down 10.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,482 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.