Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 57.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
57.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 95 countries
All-time high
57.7%
in 2024
All-time low
49.5%
in 2010
Years of data
18
2005–2024

Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Kazakhstan, 2005–2024

02040602005201420242005: 52.62007: 54.22008: 55.82009: 50.32010: 49.52011: 51.52013: 52.32014: 522015: 54.52016: 54.92017: 54.52018: 54.82019: 54.82020: 54.52021: 56.92022: 55.72023: 57.62024: 57.7

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Kazakhstan stood at 57.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Kazakhstan peaked at 57.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2010.

Kazakhstan ranks 6th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education in Kazakhstan, 2005 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2005 52.6%
2007 54.2% +3.1%
2008 55.8% +3.0%
2009 50.3% -9.8%
2010 49.5% -1.5%
2011 51.5% +3.9%
2013 52.3% +1.7%
2014 52.0% -0.6%
2015 54.5% +4.8%
2016 54.9% +0.6%
2017 54.5% -0.6%
2018 54.8% +0.4%
2019 54.8% -0.0%
2020 54.5% -0.4%
2021 56.9% +4.3%
2022 55.7% -2.1%
2023 57.6% +3.4%
2024 57.7% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.2% 50.3% 55.8% 4
2010s 53.2% 49.5% 54.9% 9
2020s 56.5% 54.5% 57.7% 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 3 Mongolia 61.3% compare
  2. 4 Azerbaijan 59.2% compare
  3. 5 Tunisia 58.3% compare
  4. 7 Lithuania 56.8% compare
  5. 8 Philippines 56.1% compare
  6. 9 Argentina 56.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Kazakhstan?
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Kazakhstan was 57.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2024.
What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2010.
How does Kazakhstan rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
Kazakhstan ranks 6th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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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Indicator
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
95 places, 1,486 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release