Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 38.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
38.6%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
46th
of 78 countries
All-time high
47.4%
in 2020
All-time low
38.4%
in 2023
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Saudi Arabia, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 38.6% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.4% over five years.
Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 47.4% | — |
| 2021 | 40.7% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | +0.7% |
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More science & technology data for Saudi Arabia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 159.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 54.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.41 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 24,595 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Saudi Arabia?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Saudi Arabia was 38.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2023.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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