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

Singapore: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 35.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
35.1%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
83rd
of 95 countries
All-time high
35.3%
in 2021
All-time low
26.4%
in 2002
Years of data
21
2002–2022

Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Singapore, 2002–2022

0102030402002201220222002: 26.42003: 27.42004: 28.12005: 28.92006: 302007: 30.42008: 31.22009: 31.92010: 32.22011: 32.52012: 32.42013: 32.22014: 32.32015: 32.92016: 332017: 33.42018: 34.12019: 34.52020: 34.52021: 35.32022: 35.1

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 35.1% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2022.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Singapore peaked at 35.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2002.

Singapore ranks 83rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education in Singapore, 2002 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2002 26.4%
2003 27.4% +3.6%
2004 28.1% +2.5%
2005 28.9% +3.0%
2006 30.0% +3.7%
2007 30.4% +1.3%
2008 31.2% +2.6%
2009 31.9% +2.5%
2010 32.2% +0.9%
2011 32.5% +0.9%
2012 32.4% -0.4%
2013 32.2% -0.6%
2014 32.3% +0.5%
2015 32.9% +1.9%
2016 33.0% +0.3%
2017 33.4% +1.2%
2018 34.1% +1.8%
2019 34.5% +1.2%
2020 34.5% +0.0%
2021 35.3% +2.6%
2022 35.1% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.3% 26.4% 31.9% 8
2010s 33.0% 32.2% 34.5% 10
2020s 35.0% 34.5% 35.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Singapore?
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Singapore was 35.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2002.
How does Singapore rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
Singapore ranks 83rd out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore 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