Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Chile
Chile: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) was 38.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Chile, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Chile stood at 38.0%.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Chile peaked at 42.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2008.
Chile ranks 53rd of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 30.9% | — |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +2.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 38.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 48.0%, 79% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Chile's 38.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.3%, 79% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +33.6% | 30.1% | 40.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 30.1% | 40.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 35.6% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 37.0% | 38.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.1% compare
- 51 Austria 39.1% compare
- 52 Hungary 38.1% compare
- 54 Luxembourg 37.9% compare
- 55 Indonesia 37.7% compare
- 56 Madagascar 37.5% compare
More science & technology data for Chile
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.66 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 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 26.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 35.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,573 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Chile?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Chile was 38.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2008.
- How does Chile rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Chile ranks 53rd out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release