Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Peru
Peru: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 31.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Peru, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Peru is 31.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Peru peaked at 31.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2016.
Peru ranks 87th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.9% | — |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.9% | 29.4% | 30.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.7% | 31.9% | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Peru
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.62 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.25 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 42.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 32.25 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,242 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Peru?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Peru was 31.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2016.
- How does Peru rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Peru ranks 87th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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