Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 51.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Kuwait, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 51.5% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Kuwait peaked at 51.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2007.
That places Kuwait 14th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 35.2% | — |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | +2.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 51.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 51.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.6%, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5% | 35.2% | 37.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 36.2% | 50.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 48.4% | 51.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More science & technology data for Kuwait
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 167.68 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 455.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3956 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 653 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 653 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Kuwait?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Kuwait was 51.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2007.
- How does Kuwait rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Kuwait ranks 14th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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