Researchers (FTE) - % Female in South Africa
South Africa: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 47.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in South Africa, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (fte) - % female in South Africa is 47.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in South Africa peaked at 47.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2001.
That places South Africa 24th out of 78 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34.7% | — |
| 2003 | 35.8% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 34.7% | 39.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 40.9% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.5% | 47.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More science & technology data for South Africa
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 179.34 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 89.37 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14,949 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in South Africa?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in South Africa was 47.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 78 countries with data for 2022.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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