Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Oman
Oman: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 43.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Oman, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Oman recorded 43.1% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Oman peaked at 43.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2012.
Oman ranks 32nd 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 Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24.3% | — |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | +24.5% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | +4.7% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 43.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Oman'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.4% | 19.0% | 30.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 30.8% | 43.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More science & technology data for Oman
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.2 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 6.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 20.41 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5824 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 757 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 757 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Oman?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Oman was 43.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2012.
- How does Oman rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Oman ranks 32nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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