Tertiary education, academic staff in Germany
Germany: Tertiary education, academic staff was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Germany, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in Germany stood at 42.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Germany peaked at 42.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1993.
That places Germany 90th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 27.6% | 30.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 31.0% | 32.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 37.7% | 39.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 40.0% | 42.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 283,851 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 43.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Germany?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Germany was 42.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Germany ranks 90th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.