Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Rwanda
Rwanda: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 23.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Rwanda, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 23.2% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Rwanda peaked at 28.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2016.
That places Rwanda 90th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21.8% | — |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +100.1% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 14.3% | 28.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
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More science & technology data for Rwanda
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 93.2 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.932 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 13.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 517.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 433.51 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Rwanda?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Rwanda was 23.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2016.
- How does Rwanda rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Rwanda ranks 90th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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