Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Iraq
Iraq: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 43.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Iraq, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, researchers (fte) - % female in Iraq stood at 43.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Iraq peaked at 43.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2007.
That places Iraq 33rd out of 78 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 33.1% | — |
| 2008 | 33.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +5.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 43.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 86% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 43.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.6%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 33.1% | 34.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 33.9% | 42.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 40.9% | 43.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More science & technology data for Iraq
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 100.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1 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 46.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 105.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8293 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 82 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 82 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Iraq?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Iraq was 43.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Iraq ranks 33rd out of 78 countries with data for 2021.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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