Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Chile
Chile: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 33.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
33.5%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
59th
of 78 countries
All-time high
35.1%
in 2019
All-time low
26.9%
in 2008
Years of data
16
2007–2022
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Chile, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Chile recorded 33.5% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Chile peaked at 35.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2008.
Chile ranks 59th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 27.4% | — |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +1.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 33.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 89% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Chile's 33.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.9%, 68% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 26.9% | 31.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.7% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 33.0% | 35.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More science & technology data for Chile
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.66 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 26.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 35.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 2,829 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2,829 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Chile?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Chile was 33.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2008.
- How does Chile rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Chile ranks 59th out of 78 countries with data for 2022.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (FTE) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release