Cyprus: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Cyprus' tertiary education, academic staff (% female) rose 1.8 percentage points on 2022 (from 40.42% to 42.22%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2022), the average change was +0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.69 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.94 percentage points in 1986 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.61 percentage points in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 20% 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 2023, Cyprus had the 23rd highest value of the 30 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.

Closest to Cyprus in the 2023 ranking

• Indonesia — 19th of 30: 44.63%
• India — 20th of 30: 44.27%
• Ecuador — 21st of 30: 42.24%
• Botswana — 23rd of 30: 41.52%
• Singapore — 24th of 30: 41.01%
• El Salvador — 25th of 30: 39.98%

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 48 values

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in nearby economies

• Albania — 58.85% (2024)
• Andorra — 50.48% (2024)
• Armenia — 63.47% (2024)
• Austria — 45.74% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 62.01% (2024)
• Belarus — 61.56% (2024)
• Belgium — 50.36% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 46.78% (2023)
• Bulgaria — 52.32% (2024)
• Croatia — 51.15% (2023)

More education data for Cyprus

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 60,596 (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 61,230 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 5,389 (2023)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 84.32% (2023)
• Secondary education, teachers — 8,083 (2023)
• Secondary education, teachers, female — 5,479 (2023)
• Secondary education, teachers (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Cyprus's tertiary education, academic staff (% female)?

42.22% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 20.34 percentage points from 21.88% in 1971. The highest value was 43.34% in 2020 and the lowest 18.26% in 1974.

How does Cyprus rank?

23rd highest of 30 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in tertiary education, academic staff (% female) unusual for Cyprus?

In 2023, Cyprus' tertiary education, academic staff (% female) rose 1.8 percentage points on 2022 (from 40.42% to 42.22%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2022), the average change was +0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.69 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

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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