Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 53.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Guatemala, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (fte) - % female in Guatemala is 53.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Guatemala peaked at 61.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2008.
That places Guatemala 7th out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 32.0% | — |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +5.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 53.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 53.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.9%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 29.4% | 35.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 39.9% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 46.3% | 58.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More science & technology data for Guatemala
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 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 20.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 192.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.492 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 239 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 239 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Guatemala?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Guatemala was 53.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2008.
- How does Guatemala rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Guatemala ranks 7th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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