Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Panama
Panama: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) was 47.5% 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 47.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.3% on the previous year and up 1,016.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Panama peaked at 47.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2014.
Panama ranks 49th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 4.3% | — |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | +769.5% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 47.5% | +29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.1% | 4.3% | 37.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 36.0% | 47.5% | 5 |
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 156.59 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
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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 47.5% 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 47.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc)?
- Panama ranks 49th out of 92 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 1,016.6%. 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) - Government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release