Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Japan
Japan: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 29.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Japan, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Japan recorded 29.2% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Japan peaked at 29.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1996.
That places Japan 89th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.1% | — |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.1% | 19.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.4% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 24.3% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 28.3% | 29.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 178.43 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 221.92 million (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Japan?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Japan was 29.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1996.
- How does Japan rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Japan ranks 89th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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