Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Egypt
Egypt: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 54.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Egypt, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Egypt is 54.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Egypt peaked at 54.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2007.
That places Egypt 14th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 36.2% | — |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 54.5% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 43.2% | 49.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 50.3% | 54.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More science & technology data for Egypt
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.64 % 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 Egypt?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Egypt was 54.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2007.
- How does Egypt rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Egypt ranks 14th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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