Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Malaysia
Malaysia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 55.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Malaysia, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Malaysia is 55.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Malaysia peaked at 55.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2004.
Malaysia ranks 12th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 39.8% | — |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6% | 39.8% | 52.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 50.0% | 51.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.7% | 55.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More science & technology data for Malaysia
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.66 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 152.6 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 Malaysia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Malaysia was 55.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2004.
- How does Malaysia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Malaysia ranks 12th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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