Russian Federation: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)

Key figures

Since 2000 it is up 3.81 percentage points from 55.75% in 2000. The World Bank has no value for 7 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.88 percentage points in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.65 percentage points in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Russian Federation had the 9th 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.

Closest to Russian Federation in the 2024 ranking

• Belarus — 5th of 61: 61.56%
• Mongolia — 6th of 61: 61.39%
• Moldova — 7th of 61: 60.08%
• Albania — 9th of 61: 58.85%
• Thailand — 10th of 61: 56.32%
• Lithuania — 11th of 61: 56.24%

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 18 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 Russian Federation

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 60.39% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils — 7.55 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 97.75% (2023)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 8.47 million (2017)
• Secondary education, pupils — 10.8 million (2023)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

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

59.56% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 3.81 percentage points from 55.75% in 2000. The highest value was 61.97% in 2018 and the lowest 53.53% in 2004.

How does Russian Federation rank?

9th highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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..

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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