Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 50.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Malaysia, 1996–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2016, researchers (fte) - % female in Malaysia stood at 50.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Malaysia peaked at 50.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1996.
Malaysia ranks 21st of 78 countries on this measure, 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26.9% | — |
| 1998 | 27.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +3.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 50.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 50.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 26.9% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 31.8% | 47.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 45.8% | 50.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More science & technology data for Malaysia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.66 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 152.6 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 6,356 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 6,356 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Malaysia?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Malaysia was 50.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1996.
- How does Malaysia rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Malaysia ranks 21st out of 78 countries with data for 2016.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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