Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Thailand
Thailand: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 53.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Thailand, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Thailand stood at 53.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Thailand peaked at 54.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 19th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 53.8% | — |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1% | 53.8% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 54.0% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 53.2% | 53.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 16 North Macedonia 54.3% compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 54.0% compare
- 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 54.0%
- 20 Armenia 52.8% compare
- 21 Norway 52.7% compare
- 22 Latvia 52.5% compare
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Thailand?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Thailand was 53.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Thailand ranks 19th out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand 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