Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Colombia
Colombia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) was 48.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
48.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 71 countries
All-time high
52.4%
in 2014
All-time low
40.0%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Colombia, 2013–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2017, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Colombia stood at 48.8%.
The figure is up 22.0% over five years.
Colombia ranks 35th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 40.0% | — |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +31.0% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 48.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 48.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.3%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Colombia
More science & technology data for Colombia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 174.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 78.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,184 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Colombia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Colombia was 48.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Colombia ranks 35th out of 71 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Colombia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release