Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 46.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Pakistan, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 46.5% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Pakistan peaked at 46.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1997.
Pakistan ranks 27th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.6% | — |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +87.9% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +44.4% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +32.5% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 16.2% | 23.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 23.6% | 40.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 41.5% | 46.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More science & technology data for Pakistan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 76.85 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7685 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 193.11 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 245.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 20,519 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Pakistan?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Pakistan was 46.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1997.
- How does Pakistan rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Pakistan ranks 27th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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