Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Uruguay
Uruguay: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 50.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
50.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
30th
of 95 countries
All-time high
50.9%
in 2023
All-time low
48.6%
in 2014
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Uruguay stood at 50.7%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Uruguay peaked at 50.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2014.
Uruguay ranks 30th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 50.5% | — |
| 2009 | 49.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.2% | 49.9% | 50.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 48.6% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.3% | 50.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Uruguay?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Uruguay was 50.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Uruguay ranks 30th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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