Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) was 47.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Uruguay stood at 47.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Uruguay peaked at 58.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2015.
Uruguay ranks 10th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52.9% | — |
| 2009 | 51.2% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +49.5% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | -1.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 47.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.8%, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 47.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.1%, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +49.5% | 39.4% | 58.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 51.2% | 52.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 39.4% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 47.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 51.5% compare
- 8 Mongolia 50.0% compare
- 9 Panama 49.3% compare
- 11 Costa Rica 43.7% compare
- 12 Thailand 43.6% compare
- 13 Montenegro 41.8% compare
More science & technology data for Uruguay
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 145.5 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.46 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 4.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 27.43 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,060 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Uruguay?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Uruguay was 47.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc)?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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