Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC in Venezuela
Venezuela: Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC was 54.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
54.0%
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
18th
of 95 countries
All-time high
55.2%
in 2020
All-time low
49.6%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Venezuela, 2019–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 54.0% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2023.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over five years.
That places Venezuela 18th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 54.7% | — |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +8.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 54.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.8%, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 54.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.1%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.7% | 54.7% | 54.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 49.6% | 55.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More science & technology data for Venezuela
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 71.01 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7101 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 20.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 22.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 197 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 197 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Venezuela?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Venezuela was 54.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2022.
- How does Venezuela rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Venezuela ranks 18th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Venezuela 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