Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Panama
Panama: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 47.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Panama, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, researchers (fte) - % female in Panama stood at 47.3%.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Panama peaked at 49.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1996.
Panama ranks 25th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 25.1% | — |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +54.2% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | +4.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 47.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Panama's 47.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.9%, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +54.2% | 30.6% | 47.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 30.6% | 49.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 38.3% | 47.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More science & technology data for Panama
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 156.59 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 94.12 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 283 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 283 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Panama?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Panama was 47.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1996.
- How does Panama rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Panama ranks 25th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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