Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 59.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Azerbaijan, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 59.2% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Azerbaijan peaked at 59.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2011.
That places Azerbaijan 4th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 48.4% | — |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 52.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 59.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.7% | 48.4% | 52.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 41.2% | 59.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 52.0% | 59.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Azerbaijan?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Azerbaijan was 59.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2011.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Azerbaijan ranks 4th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release