Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 48.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
48.8%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
36th
of 95 countries
All-time high
50.7%
in 2019
All-time low
45.6%
in 2011
Years of data
5
2002–2023
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Viet Nam, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Viet Nam stood at 48.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Viet Nam peaked at 50.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2011.
Viet Nam ranks 36th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 45.8% | — |
| 2011 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | -3.8% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 48.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 48.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.8%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 45.6% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 48.8% | 50.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 33 Sri Lanka 50.1% compare
- 34 Montenegro 49.1% compare
- 35 Panama 49.0% compare
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 48.8% compare
- 38 Pakistan 48.1% compare
- 39 South Africa 48.1% compare
More science & technology data for Viet Nam
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 127.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 128.87 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 419.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 10,644 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Viet Nam?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Viet Nam was 48.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2011.
- How does Viet Nam rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Viet Nam ranks 36th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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