Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Panama

Panama: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 49.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
49.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
35th
of 95 countries
All-time high
49.6%
in 2015
All-time low
30.0%
in 2021
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Panama, 2014–2024

010203040502014201920242014: 452015: 49.62016: 44.92017: 48.52018: 44.32019: 45.12020: 45.22021: 302022: 48.52023: 48.72024: 49

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Panama recorded 49.0% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Panama peaked at 49.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2021.

That places Panama 35th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education in Panama, 2014 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2014 45.0%
2015 49.6% +10.2%
2016 44.9% -9.5%
2017 48.5% +8.1%
2018 44.3% -8.6%
2019 45.1% +1.8%
2020 45.2% +0.2%
2021 30.0% -33.6%
2022 48.5% +61.8%
2023 48.7% +0.4%
2024 49.0% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 46.2% 44.3% 49.6% 6
2020s 44.3% 30.0% 49.0% 5

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 32 Estonia 50.5% compare
  2. 33 Sri Lanka 50.1% compare
  3. 34 Montenegro 49.1% compare
  4. 36 Viet Nam 48.8% compare
  5. 37 Trinidad and Tobago 48.8% compare
  6. 38 Pakistan 48.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Panama?
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Panama was 49.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
Panama ranks 35th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Panama 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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Indicator
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
95 places, 1,486 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release