social2025
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
40.0% of academic staff in tertiary education
Median: 42.1% of academic staff in tertiary education
Countries Covered
198
with available data
Highest
Myanmar
84.5% of academic staff in tertiary education
Lowest
Somalia
5.9% of academic staff in tertiary education
Top 5 Countries
1Myanmar84.5% of academic staff in tertiary education
2Jamaica80.7% of academic staff in tertiary education
3Kazakhstan67.3% of academic staff in tertiary education
4Maldives66.7% of academic staff in tertiary education
5Kyrgyzstan65.9% of academic staff in tertiary education
By Region
Europe47.1% of academic staff in tertiary education(32 countries)
North America46.8% of academic staff in tertiary education(4 countries)
Oceania42.9% of academic staff in tertiary education(2 countries)
South America41.5% of academic staff in tertiary education(7 countries)
Asia40.1% of academic staff in tertiary education(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (5.9% of academic staff in tertiary education)High (84.5% of academic staff in tertiary education)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 40.0% of academic staff in tertiary education)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (118)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar | 84.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 2 | Jamaica | 80.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 67.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 4 | Maldives | 66.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 6 | Armenia | 63.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 7 | Virgin Islands, British | 63.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 62.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 9 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 61.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 10 | Cuba | 61.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 11 | Belarus | 61.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 12 | Mongolia | 61.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 13 | Ukraine | 61.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 14 | Georgia | 60.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 15 | Moldova, Republic of | 60.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 59.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 17 | Albania | 58.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 18 | Cayman Islands | 58.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 58.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 20 | Thailand | 56.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 21 | Bahamas | 56.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 22 | Lithuania | 56.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 23 | Iceland | 55.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 55.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 25 | Latvia | 54.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 26 | Bermuda | 54.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 54.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 28 | New Zealand | 54.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 29 | Palau | 54.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 54.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 31 | Belize | 54.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 32 | Aruba | 54.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 33 | Tonga | 53.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 34 | Uruguay | 53.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 35 | Seychelles | 53.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 36 | Finland | 53.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 37 | Grenada | 53.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 38 | Monaco | 53.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 39 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 53.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 40 | Guyana | 52.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 41 | Lesotho | 52.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 42 | Romania | 52.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 52.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 44 | United States of America | 51.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 45 | Philippines | 51.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 46 | Croatia | 51.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 47 | Vietnam | 51.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 48 | Namibia | 50.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 49 | Egypt | 50.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 50 | Norway | 50.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 51 | Andorra | 50.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 52 | Belgium | 50.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 53 | Serbia | 50.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 54 | Turkmenistan | 50.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 55 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 50.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 56 | Montenegro | 50.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 57 | Panama | 50.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 58 | Marshall Islands | 50.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 59 | Netherlands | 49.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 60 | Estonia | 49.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 61 | Malaysia | 49.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 62 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 49.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 63 | Israel | 49.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 49.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 65 | Honduras | 48.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 66 | Barbados | 48.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 67 | Suriname | 48.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 68 | Argentina | 48.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 69 | Lebanon | 48.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 70 | Slovenia | 48.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 48.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 47.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 73 | Slovakia | 47.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 74 | United Kingdom | 47.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 75 | Sweden | 47.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 76 | Portugal | 47.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 77 | Canada | 47.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 78 | Poland | 47.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 79 | Algeria | 47.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 80 | Tunisia | 47.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 81 | Spain | 47.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 82 | Brazil | 47.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 47.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 84 | Denmark | 46.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 85 | Bahrain | 46.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 87 | Türkiye | 46.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 88 | Austria | 45.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 89 | People's Republic of China | 45.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 90 | Mexico | 45.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 44.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 92 | Indonesia | 44.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 93 | India | 44.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 94 | American Samoa | 43.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 43.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 96 | Hungary | 43.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 97 | Guatemala | 43.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 98 | Ecuador | 42.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 99 | Cyprus | 42.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 100 | Eswatini | 42.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 101 | Germany | 42.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 102 | Botswana | 41.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 103 | Guam | 41.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 104 | Singapore | 41.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 105 | Samoa | 40.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 106 | Colombia | 40.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 107 | El Salvador | 40.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 108 | Switzerland | 39.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 109 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 39.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 110 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 39.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 111 | Italy | 39.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 112 | Mauritius | 39.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 39.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 114 | Malta | 39.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 115 | Oman | 38.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 116 | Macao | 38.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 117 | South Korea | 38.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 118 | Greece | 37.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 119 | Ireland | 37.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 120 | South Africa | 37.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 37.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 122 | France | 37.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 37.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 124 | Haiti | 37.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 125 | Czech Republic | 37.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 126 | Peru | 36.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 127 | Syrian Arab Republic | 36.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 128 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 36.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 129 | Pakistan | 36.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 130 | Morocco | 36.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 131 | Qatar | 36.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | 35.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 133 | Bhutan | 35.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 134 | Iraq | 35.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 135 | Madagascar | 34.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 136 | Kenya | 34.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 137 | Venezuela | 34.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 138 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 34.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 139 | New Caledonia | 33.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 141 | Sudan | 33.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 142 | Jordan | 33.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 143 | French Polynesia | 33.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 144 | Fiji | 33.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 145 | Costa Rica | 32.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 146 | Dominica | 32.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 147 | Liechtenstein | 32.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 148 | Australia | 31.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 149 | Nepal | 31.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 150 | San Marino | 30.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 151 | State of Palestine | 30.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 152 | United Republic of Tanzania | 30.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 153 | Bangladesh | 29.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 154 | Mozambique | 28.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 155 | Uganda | 28.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 157 | Nigeria | 27.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 158 | Kuwait | 27.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 159 | Timor-Leste | 26.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 160 | Cameroon | 26.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 161 | Malawi | 25.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 162 | Ghana | 25.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 163 | Hong Kong | 25.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 164 | Cambodia | 24.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 165 | Chile | 22.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 166 | Japan | 21.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 167 | Angola | 21.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 168 | Republic of The Gambia | 20.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 169 | North Korea | 20.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 170 | Rwanda | 20.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 171 | Benin | 20.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 19.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 173 | Yemen | 17.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 174 | Gabon | 17.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 175 | Djibouti | 16.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea | 15.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 177 | Nauru | 15.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 178 | Sierra Leone | 14.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 179 | Burundi | 14.5% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 180 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14.0% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 181 | Eritrea | 13.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 182 | Afghanistan | 13.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 183 | Republic of the Congo | 13.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 184 | Libya | 13.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 185 | Senegal | 12.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 186 | Liberia | 11.8% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 187 | Ethiopia | 11.7% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 188 | Niger | 10.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 189 | Mali | 10.2% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 190 | Burkina Faso | 9.6% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 191 | Central African Republic | 9.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 192 | Guinea | 9.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 193 | Comoros | 8.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 194 | Chad | 7.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 195 | Mauritania | 7.4% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 196 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.3% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 197 | Togo | 6.1% of academic staff in tertiary education |
| 198 | Somalia | 5.9% of academic staff in tertiary education |
Showing 198 of 198 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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