Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Singapore
Singapore: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) was 37.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
37.5%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
73rd
of 92 countries
All-time high
38.6%
in 2020
All-time low
29.5%
in 2003
Years of data
21
2002–2022
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Singapore, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 37.5% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Singapore peaked at 38.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2003.
That places Singapore 73rd out of 92 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29.5% | — |
| 2003 | 29.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | -0.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 37.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.4%, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 37.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.3%, 75% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 29.5% | 33.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 34.6% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 37.5% | 38.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 70 Hungary 38.2% compare
- 71 Luxembourg 38.0% compare
- 72 Indonesia 37.6% compare
- 74 Madagascar 37.5% compare
- 75 Belgium 36.8% compare
- 76 Tajikistan 36.3% compare
More science & technology data for Singapore
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 170.78 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.65 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 13,965 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6582 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,894 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Singapore?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Singapore was 37.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2003.
- How does Singapore rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc)?
- Singapore ranks 73rd out of 92 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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February 2026 Data Release