Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Mauritius
Mauritius: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 51.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Mauritius, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Mauritius stood at 51.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Mauritius peaked at 51.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2012.
Mauritius ranks 28th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 43.7% | — |
| 2018 | 44.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.2% | 43.7% | 47.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 47.4% | 51.2% | 5 |
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 172.68 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.76 units per person (2024)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 1,054 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 Mauritius?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Mauritius was 51.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2012.
- How does Mauritius rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Mauritius ranks 28th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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