Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 48.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
48.8%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
37th
of 95 countries
All-time high
56.7%
in 2018
All-time low
27.0%
in 2005
Years of data
19
2004–2022
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Trinidad and Tobago, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 48.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 56.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2005.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 37th 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 19 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 31.8% | — |
| 2005 | 27.0% | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | +31.1% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | -2.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 48.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.5%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 48.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.1%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 27.0% | 54.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 44.4% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 48.8% | 50.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 34 Montenegro 49.1% compare
- 35 Panama 49.0% compare
- 36 Viet Nam 48.8% compare
- 38 Pakistan 48.1% compare
- 39 South Africa 48.1% compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 47.4% compare
More science & technology data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.79 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.31 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 1.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 393.25 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -11.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 245.56 (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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Trinidad and Tobago was 48.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 37th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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