Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Ecuador
Ecuador: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 40.6% in 2014. ▬ Flat
Latest (2014)
40.6%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
67th
of 95 countries
All-time high
42.7%
in 2012
All-time low
37.8%
in 2011
Years of data
6
2009–2014
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Ecuador, 2009–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 40.6% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
That places Ecuador 67th out of 95 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 41.4% | — |
| 2010 | 38.6% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 37.8% | 42.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 64 Costa Rica 42.2% compare
- 65 Malta 41.5% compare
- 66 Iraq 40.7% compare
- 68 Hungary 40.2% compare
- 69 Saudi Arabia 39.6%
- 70 Macau, China 39.4% compare
More science & technology data for Ecuador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.02 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5602 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,530 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Ecuador?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Ecuador was 40.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2011.
- How does Ecuador rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 95 countries with data for 2014.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador 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