Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Panama
Panama: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) was 49.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Panama, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Panama stood at 49.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Panama peaked at 49.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 2014.
That places Panama 9th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 38.6% | — |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | +12.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 49.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.8%, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Panama's 49.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.1%, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.2% | 38.6% | 45.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 40.4% | 49.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 6 Kazakhstan 51.5% compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 51.5% compare
- 8 Mongolia 50.0% compare
- 10 Uruguay 47.8% compare
- 11 Costa Rica 43.7% compare
- 12 Thailand 43.6% compare
More science & technology data for Panama
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 156.59 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 94.12 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 282.01 (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 (hc) in Panama?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Panama was 49.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc)?
- Panama ranks 9th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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