Small states - Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Small states was 42.68 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 43.82 in 2017, while its lowest value was 35.20 in 1987.

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 36.14
1982 35.87
1983 35.53
1984 35.59
1985 35.50
1986 35.56
1987 35.20
1988 35.59
1989 35.94
1990 36.31
1991 36.66
1992 36.48
1993 36.63
1994 36.99
1995 37.47
1996 38.34
1997 38.81
1998 39.42
1999 39.85
2000 39.36
2001 40.30
2002 40.99
2003 41.24
2004 41.39
2005 41.25
2006 41.55
2007 41.86
2008 42.24
2009 41.71
2010 41.86
2011 41.68
2012 41.67
2013 41.26
2014 41.65
2015 41.43
2016 40.47
2017 43.82
2018 42.74
2019 42.68

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female academic staffs in tertiary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female academic staffs at tertiary level of education by the total number of academic staffs at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs