Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Colombia
Colombia: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 37.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
37.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 78 countries
All-time high
37.7%
in 2016
All-time low
34.4%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Colombia, 2013–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (fte) - % female in Colombia is 37.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% over five years.
Colombia ranks 49th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34.4% | — |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 37.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 75% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 37.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.9%, 77% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 174.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.74 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 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 78.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,661 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Colombia?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Colombia was 37.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Colombia ranks 49th out of 78 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Colombia 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