Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Government by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
91
Highest
69.7%
Myanmar
Lowest
9.1%
Togo
Median
48.0%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
1,481
What the numbers show
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Government is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 69.7% in Myanmar; the lowest is 9.1% in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 48.0%, and the mean is 45.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 1,016.6%), and the largest decrease in Iran, Islamic Republic of (down 53.7%).
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar | 69.7% | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 69.2% | 2021 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 63.9% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 4 | Estonia | 63.2% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 5 | Malaysia | 62.7% | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 6 | Portugal | 62.4% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62.0% | 2024 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 8 | Serbia | 60.8% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 9 | Montenegro | 60.5% | 2019 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 58.8% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 58.8% | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 12 | Cyprus | 58.5% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 58.0% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 57.5% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 15 | Croatia | 57.0% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 55.6% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 54.7% | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 54.5% | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.4% | 2022 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 54.4% | 2020 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 21 | Denmark | 53.8% | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 53.5% | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 53.5% | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 24 | Uruguay | 52.7% | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 52.6% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 26 | Sweden | 52.6% | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 27 | Mongolia | 52.5% | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 28 | Belarus | 52.4% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 29 | Georgia | 52.2% | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 30 | Armenia | 52.2% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 31 | Kuwait | 51.5% | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 51.5% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 33 | South Africa | 51.3% | 2022 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 34 | Slovakia | 51.2% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 51.0% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 36 | Norway | 50.8% | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 50.7% | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 38 | Colombia | 50.3% | 2019 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritius | 49.6% | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 49.5% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 41 | Guatemala | 49.5% | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 49.3% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 49.2% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 44 | Oman | 48.5% | 2024 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 45 | Tunisia | 48.4% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 46 | Viet Nam | 48.0% | 2023 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 47 | Iraq | 47.8% | 2021 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 47.8% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 49 | Panama | 47.5% | 2024 | up 1,016.6% | rising |
| 50 | Ireland | 46.8% | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 51 | Ukraine | 46.5% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 52 | Egypt | 46.3% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 53 | Netherlands | 46.1% | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 54 | Finland | 45.6% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 55 | Austria | 44.4% | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 56 | Kenya | 44.1% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 43.8% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 58 | Russian Federation | 43.3% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 59 | Greece | 43.2% | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 60 | Uganda | 42.4% | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 42.2% | 2014 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 62 | Czechia | 41.8% | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 63 | El Salvador | 41.6% | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 64 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 41.1% | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 65 | France | 39.5% | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 66 | Switzerland | 39.4% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 67 | Germany | 38.6% | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 68 | Iceland | 38.5% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 69 | Chile | 38.4% | 2022 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 70 | Hungary | 38.2% | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 38.0% | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 72 | Indonesia | 37.6% | 2020 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 73 | Singapore | 37.5% | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 74 | Madagascar | 37.5% | 2018 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 75 | Belgium | 36.8% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 36.3% | 2020 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 77 | Malta | 35.9% | 2023 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 78 | Mexico | 35.2% | 2016 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 79 | Türkiye | 33.7% | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 33.2% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 81 | Peru | 33.1% | 2023 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 82 | Korea | 29.7% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 28.5% | 2024 | up 310.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Morocco | 25.5% | 2016 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 85 | Japan | 21.6% | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 86 | Mali | 20.4% | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 17.8% | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 88 | Pakistan | 15.6% | 2023 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 13.5% | 2017 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 90 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 11.6% | 2021 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 91 | Togo | 9.1% | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release