Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) was 51.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Kuwait, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Kuwait stood at 51.5%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Kuwait peaked at 51.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2015.
That places Kuwait 31st out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 35.2% | — |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5% | 35.2% | 37.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 32.9% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 48.4% | 51.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 167.68 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 455.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3956 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Kuwait?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Kuwait 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2015.
- How does Kuwait rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc)?
- Kuwait ranks 31st out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release