Azerbaijan's tertiary education, academic staff (% female) was 62.01% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 6.12 percentage points from 55.89% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 62.01% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 56.16% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 55.89% | 2014 |
| Highest | 62.01% | 2024 |
| Lowest | 49.6% | 2006 |
| Average since 2015 | 58.8% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 49.6% | 2006 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Azerbaijan's tertiary education, academic staff (% female) rose 1 percentage points on 2023 (from 61.01% to 62.01%).
Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was +0.67 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.79 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.77 percentage points in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.98 percentage points in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 25% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Azerbaijan had the 3rd highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 62.01% | 2024 |
| World | 43.85% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 47.99% | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 45.81% | 2023 |
Closest to Azerbaijan in the 2024 ranking
- Armenia — 1st of 61: 63.47%
- British Virgin Islands — 2nd of 61: 63.16%
- Cuba — 4th of 61: 61.71%
- Belarus — 5th of 61: 61.56%
- Mongolia — 6th of 61: 61.39%
What this measures
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.
Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 19 values
| Year | Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 62.01 |
| 2023 | 61.01 |
| 2022 | 58.43 |
| 2021 | 57.59 |
| 2020 | 58.2 |
| 2019 | 56.16 |
| 2018 | 59.14 |
| 2017 | 59.08 |
| 2016 | 60.06 |
| 2015 | 56.33 |
| 2014 |
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in nearby economies
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 603,966 (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 46.29% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers — 38,731 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers (% female) — 94.18% (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 46.22% (2021)
- School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Azerbaijan's tertiary education, academic staff (% female)?
- 62.01% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is up 12.4 percentage points from 49.6% in 2006. The highest value was 62.01% in 2024 and the lowest 49.6% in 2006.
- How does Azerbaijan rank?
- 3rd highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in tertiary education, academic staff (% female) unusual for Azerbaijan?
- In 2024, Azerbaijan's tertiary education, academic staff (% female) rose 1 percentage points on 2023 (from 61.01% to 62.01%). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was +0.67 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.79 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.TER.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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