Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Egypt
Egypt: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 40.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Egypt, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (fte) - % female in Egypt is 40.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Egypt peaked at 43.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 43rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 36.0% | — |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 40.1% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 41.2% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 40.1% | 43.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More science & technology data for Egypt
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9713 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 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,854 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Egypt?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Egypt was 40.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Egypt ranks 43rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release