Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) was 51.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
51.5%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
6th
of 78 countries
All-time high
53.1%
in 2023
All-time low
44.3%
in 2011
Years of data
18
2005–2024
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Kazakhstan, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 51.5% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Kazakhstan peaked at 53.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2011.
Kazakhstan ranks 6th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 49.0% | — |
| 2007 | 47.9% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | -3.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 51.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.3%, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 51.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.8%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 45.2% | 49.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 44.3% | 49.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 48.3% | 53.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 57.1% compare
- 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 55.6% compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 52.1% compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 51.5% compare
- 8 Mongolia 50.0% compare
- 9 Panama 49.3% compare
More science & technology data for Kazakhstan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 127.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 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 26.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 9.57 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,819 (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 Kazakhstan?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Kazakhstan was 51.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2011.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc)?
- Kazakhstan ranks 6th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release