Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 34.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
34.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
58th
of 78 countries
All-time high
34.5%
in 2016
All-time low
30.6%
in 2002
Years of data
14
2001–2018
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Madagascar, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 34.1% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Madagascar peaked at 34.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2002.
Madagascar ranks 58th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30.8% | — |
| 2002 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 34.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.2%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 30.6% | 34.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 33.8% | 34.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More science & technology data for Madagascar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 75.46 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 19.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 22 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 22 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Madagascar?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Madagascar was 34.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Madagascar ranks 58th out of 78 countries with data for 2018.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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