Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Tunisia
Tunisia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 58.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Tunisia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Tunisia is 58.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Tunisia peaked at 58.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 2012.
Tunisia ranks 5th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 52.1% | — |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.1% | 52.1% | 58.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 56.6% | 58.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 68.0% compare
- 3 Mongolia 61.3% compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 59.2% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 57.7% compare
- 7 Lithuania 56.8% compare
- 8 Philippines 56.1% compare
More science & technology data for Tunisia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 117.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 104.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -10.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,493 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Tunisia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Tunisia was 58.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 2012.
- How does Tunisia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Tunisia ranks 5th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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