Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Mexico
Mexico: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 39.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Mexico, 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Mexico is 39.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Mexico peaked at 39.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2013.
That places Mexico 72nd out of 95 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 35.1% | — |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 35.1% | 35.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 34.6% | 39.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 69 Saudi Arabia 39.6%
- 70 Macau, China 39.4% compare
- 71 Cyprus 39.2% compare
- 73 Luxembourg 38.6% compare
- 74 Tajikistan 38.1% compare
- 75 Colombia 37.9%
More science & technology data for Mexico
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.49 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.16 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 152.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 74.57 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18,982 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Mexico?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Mexico was 39.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Mexico ranks 72nd out of 95 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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