Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Kyrgyzstan, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Kyrgyzstan stood at 68.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 68.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2009.
That places Kyrgyzstan 2nd out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36.9% | — |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | +35.9% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 68.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.8%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 68.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.2%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 36.2% | 42.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 37.2% | 63.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 63.5% | 68.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More science & technology data for Kyrgyzstan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.49 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.07 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.05 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 326.91 (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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Kyrgyzstan was 68.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2009.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 2nd out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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