Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Macau, China
Macau, China: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 39.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Macau, China, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Macau, China stood at 39.4%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Macau, China peaked at 41.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2005.
That places Macau, China 70th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.4% | — |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +28.2% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 32.7% | 40.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 38.2% | 41.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Macau, China?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Macau, China was 39.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2005.
- How does Macau, China rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Macau, China ranks 70th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China 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