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

Latest (2022)
35.8%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
80th
of 95 countries
All-time high
35.8%
in 2022
All-time low
29.0%
in 2007
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Chile, 2007–2022

0102030402007201420222007: 292008: 292009: 32.82010: 33.42011: 31.52012: 31.32013: 33.22014: 32.62015: 33.42016: 32.62017: 34.42018: 322019: 34.72020: 34.42021: 35.42022: 35.8

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

Annual values for Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education in Chile, 2007 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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Indicator
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
95 places, 1,486 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release