Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) was 53.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Sri Lanka, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Sri Lanka is 53.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Sri Lanka peaked at 53.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2004.
That places Sri Lanka 18th out of 71 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 36.4% | — |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +5.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 53.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4% | 36.4% | 46.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 40.7% | 51.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 50.7% | 53.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 15 Philippines 54.3% compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 53.9% compare
- 17 Guatemala 53.8% compare
- 19 South Africa 52.5% compare
- 20 North Macedonia 52.5% compare
- 21 Uruguay 52.1% compare
More science & technology data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.55 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 528.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,322 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Sri Lanka?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Sri Lanka was 53.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 18th out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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