South Asia - Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in South Asia was 40.59 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 40.59 in 2019, while its lowest value was 15.41 in 1971.

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
1971 15.41
1972 15.43
1973 15.56
1974 15.66
1975 15.89
1976 16.23
1977 16.79
1978 17.04
1979 17.76
1980 17.76
1981 18.14
1982 18.29
1983 18.71
1984 19.05
1985 20.29
1986 20.65
1987 20.71
1988 21.62
1989 22.65
1990 23.60
1991 24.66
1992 25.71
1993 26.71
1994 27.70
1995 28.66
1996 29.86
1997 30.93
1998 32.22
1999 33.48
2000 34.72
2001 34.75
2002 34.71
2003 34.64
2004 37.55
2005 37.30
2006 37.29
2007 37.56
2008 37.81
2009 37.91
2010 37.69
2011 37.71
2012 37.53
2013 37.37
2014 37.22
2015 37.10
2016 37.73
2017 39.12
2018 40.09
2019 40.59

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