Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Colombia
Colombia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 37.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
37.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 95 countries
All-time high
37.9%
in 2018
All-time low
33.7%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Colombia, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Colombia stood at 37.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% over ten years.
Colombia ranks 75th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33.7% | — |
| 2014 | 35.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 72 Mexico 39.0%
- 73 Luxembourg 38.6% compare
- 74 Tajikistan 38.1% compare
- 76 Iran, Islamic Republic of 37.5% compare
- 77 Oman 37.1% compare
- 78 Czechia 36.9% compare
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.74 units per person (2024)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 92.07 million (2024)
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Colombia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Colombia was 37.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Colombia ranks 75th out of 95 countries with data for 2019.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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