Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Argentina
Argentina: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) was 36.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Argentina, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 36.9% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 104.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Argentina peaked at 36.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2014.
Argentina ranks 19th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.7% | — |
| 1999 | 29.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +45.7% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | +3.8% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 36.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.3%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 36.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.1%, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +45.7% | 17.8% | 25.9% |
| 2009 | -38.5% | 29.4% | 18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 18.1% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 17.8% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 33.7% | 36.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More science & technology data for Argentina
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.24 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 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 64.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 22.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,589 (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 (hc) in Argentina?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Argentina was 36.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2014.
- How does Argentina rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc)?
- Argentina ranks 19th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Business enterprise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release