Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Chile
Chile: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 35.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Chile, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Chile recorded 35.8% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Chile peaked at 35.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2007.
That places Chile 80th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 29.0% | — |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 34.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 29.0% | 32.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 31.3% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.4% | 35.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Chile?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Chile was 35.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2007.
- How does Chile rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Chile ranks 80th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release