Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Pakistan
Pakistan: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 48.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Pakistan, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Pakistan is 48.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Pakistan peaked at 48.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2005.
That places Pakistan 38th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.7% | — |
| 2007 | 30.3% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | +11.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 48.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.8%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 48.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 40.7%, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 27.7% | 30.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 30.4% | 41.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 43.3% | 48.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 35 Panama 49.0% compare
- 36 Viet Nam 48.8% compare
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 48.8% compare
- 39 South Africa 48.1% compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 47.4% compare
- 41 Poland 47.4% compare
More science & technology data for Pakistan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 76.85 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7685 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 193.11 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 245.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 20,519 (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 Pakistan?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Pakistan was 48.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Pakistan ranks 38th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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