Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 50.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Sri Lanka, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Sri Lanka stood at 50.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Sri Lanka peaked at 51.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2004.
That places Sri Lanka 33rd out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 39.6% | — |
| 2006 | 42.7% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 39.6% | 42.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 41.9% | 47.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 50.1% | 51.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Sri Lanka?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Sri Lanka was 50.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Sri Lanka ranks 33rd out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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