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2018 Academic Promotion Statistics

1. Application numbers by level 2018

Level of promotionTotal number of applicationsTotal number of
successful applications*
Overall success rate
Level B282693%
Level C825365%
Level D916268%
Level E383079%
Total23917172%

*does not include conditional promotion

2. Application numbers and success rates by gender 2018

Level of promotion by genderTotal number of applicationsPercentage of total applications at levelSuccessful applications*Success rate
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
Level B       111739%61%101691%94%

Level C

424051%49%272664%65%

Level D

514056%44%313161%78%

Level E

211755%45%141667%94%
Total12511452%67%828966%78%

*does not include conditional promotion

3. Applications by level and contract type

Level of promotionApplications by contract typeTotal number of successful applications*
ResearchEducation FocusedTeaching & ResearchResearchEducation FocusedTeaching & Research
Level B18371835
Level C1716413040
Level D2266315542
Level E1012710020
Total6711161568107

*does not include conditional promotion

Data includes Malaysia campus.
Data (from 2013 onwards) includes research only staff.