Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Guatemala
Guatemala: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 44.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Guatemala, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 44.5% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2020.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Guatemala peaked at 57.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 2006.
Guatemala ranks 53rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 49.1% | — |
| 2006 | 33.6% | -31.6% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.4% | 33.6% | 49.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 41.6% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 44.5% | 44.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 20.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 192.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.04 % 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 Guatemala?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Guatemala was 44.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Guatemala ranks 53rd out of 95 countries with data for 2020.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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