Tertiary education, academic staff in Arab World
Arab World: Tertiary education, academic staff was 44.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 44.2% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Arab World peaked at 44.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 29.6% | 30.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 28.5% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 31.9% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 35.5% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 40.8% | 44.2% | 5 |
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 140.07 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9502 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 68.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Arab World?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Arab World 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1970.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.