Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC in South Korea
South Korea: Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC was 35.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
35.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
82nd
of 95 countries
All-time high
35.2%
in 2022
All-time low
13.8%
in 1997
Years of data
27
1997–2023
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in South Korea, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in South Korea is 35.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in South Korea peaked at 35.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1997.
That places South Korea 82nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.8% | — |
| 1998 | 14.2% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | -0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 35.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 44.5%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 35.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.8%, 72% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 13.8% | 14.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 14.7% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 26.6% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 33.1% | 35.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More science & technology data for South Korea
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 172.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.72 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 859.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in South Korea?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in South Korea was 35.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1997.
- How does South Korea rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- South Korea ranks 82nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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