Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) was 48.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 48.3% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Uruguay peaked at 60.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2015.
That places Uruguay 4th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 50.0% | — |
| 2009 | 47.8% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -42.4% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +119.1% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 48.3% | -3.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 48.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.3%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 48.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.8%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +119.1% | 27.8% | 60.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.9% | 47.8% | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 27.8% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 48.3% | 50.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64.4% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 61.7% compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 52.1% compare
- 5 Thailand 47.8% compare
- 6 Iceland 46.1% compare
- 7 Panama 44.9% compare
More science & technology data for Uruguay
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 145.5 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.46 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 27.43 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,060 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Uruguay?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Uruguay was 48.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Business enterprise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release