St. Kitts and Nevis: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)

Key figures

Since 1979 it is down 20.13 percentage points from 60% in 1979. The World Bank has no value for 27 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

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Closest to St. Kitts and Nevis in the 2015 ranking

• Eswatini — 1st of 2: 41.99%

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 10 values

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

• Aruba — 53.96% (2016)
• Belize — 54.01% (2024)
• Brazil — 46.97% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 63.16% (2024)
• Colombia — 40.34% (2022)
• Cuba — 61.71% (2024)
• Dominican Republic — 46.96% (2024)
• Ecuador — 42.24% (2023)
• El Salvador — 39.98% (2023)
• Honduras — 48.88% (2024)

More education data for St. Kitts and Nevis

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 5,110 (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 121.12% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 117.03% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 125.28% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.95 (2021)

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Questions people ask

What is St. Kitts and Nevis's tertiary education, academic staff (% female)?

39.87% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1979?

It is down 20.13 percentage points from 60% in 1979. The highest value was 62.5% in 1980 and the lowest 28.57% in 1987.

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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