Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Oman
Oman: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 37.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Oman, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Oman stood at 37.1%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Oman peaked at 37.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2012.
That places Oman 77th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27.3% | — |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -36.2% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +68.0% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 37.1% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.8% | 17.4% | 33.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 31.5% | 37.1% | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Oman
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.2 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 6.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 20.41 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5824 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,640 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Oman?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Oman was 37.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2012.
- How does Oman rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Oman ranks 77th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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