Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in El Salvador
El Salvador: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 46.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in El Salvador, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in El Salvador stood at 46.2%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in El Salvador peaked at 46.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2004.
El Salvador ranks 48th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 29.1% | — |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | +6.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 46.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 46.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.1%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 29.1% | 36.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 38.4% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 41.8% | 46.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 176.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.77 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 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 547.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 64.56 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in El Salvador?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in El Salvador was 46.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2004.
- How does El Salvador rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- El Salvador ranks 48th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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