Researchers (FTE) - % Female by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
78
Highest
75.2%
Myanmar
Lowest
11.5%
Togo
Median
41.0%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
1,140
What the numbers show
Researchers (FTE) - % Female is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 75.2% in Myanmar; the lowest is 11.5% in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.0%, and the mean is 40.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 202.3%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 38.2%).
Researchers (FTE) - % Female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar | 75.2% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 61.1% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 57.7% | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 4 | Tunisia | 56.4% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.5% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 54.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 7 | Guatemala | 53.8% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 53.4% | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia | 52.9% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 52.4% | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 11 | Venezuela | 52.2% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Lesotho | 52.0% | 2023 | up 58.5% | falling |
| 13 | Moldova | 51.9% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 14 | Kuwait | 51.5% | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 51.4% | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 16 | Montenegro | 51.4% | 2019 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 17 | Mauritius | 50.9% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 50.6% | 2024 | up 153.1% | rising |
| 19 | Paraguay | 50.6% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 50.5% | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 21 | Malaysia | 50.2% | 2016 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 49.8% | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 48.4% | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 47.7% | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 47.3% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 46.5% | 2023 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 27 | Pakistan | 46.5% | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 46.4% | 2022 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 45.3% | 2023 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 30 | Romania | 44.1% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 31 | Lithuania | 43.2% | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 32 | Oman | 43.1% | 2024 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 33 | Iraq | 43.1% | 2021 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 34 | Indonesia | 43.1% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 35 | Ukraine | 42.8% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 36 | El Salvador | 42.1% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 37 | Portugal | 41.9% | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 38 | Vietnam | 41.6% | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 39 | Ecuador | 41.3% | 2014 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 40 | Estonia | 40.7% | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 41 | Greece | 40.2% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 40.2% | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 43 | Egypt | 40.1% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 44 | Belarus | 39.9% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 45 | Spain | 39.6% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 38.6% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 47 | Cyprus | 37.9% | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 37.8% | 2023 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 49 | Colombia | 37.7% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 37.6% | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 51 | Ireland | 37.5% | 2021 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 52 | Macao | 37.2% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 53 | Morocco | 36.6% | 2016 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 54 | Denmark | 36.6% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 55 | Slovenia | 34.8% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 56 | Turkey | 34.4% | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 57 | Poland | 34.1% | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 58 | Madagascar | 34.1% | 2018 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 59 | Chile | 33.5% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 60 | Malta | 33.3% | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 61 | Sweden | 31.7% | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 31.0% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 63 | Senegal | 30.2% | 2015 | up 202.3% | rising |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 30.2% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 65 | Iran | 29.4% | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 66 | Mozambique | 28.9% | 2015 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 67 | France | 28.5% | 2017 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 26.1% | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 69 | Iceland | 26.0% | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 70 | Austria | 25.8% | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 71 | Rwanda | 25.7% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 72 | Czechia | 24.3% | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 73 | Germany | 24.3% | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 74 | Mali | 20.6% | 2023 | up 101.3% | rising |
| 75 | Belgium | 19.6% | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 76 | Congo | 18.9% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 77 | India | 18.6% | 2020 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 78 | Togo | 11.5% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release