Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 46.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Sri Lanka, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (fte) - % female in Sri Lanka is 46.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Sri Lanka peaked at 46.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1996.
Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 32.0% | — |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 32.1% | 41.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 37.4% | 46.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 46.4% | 46.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More science & technology data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.55 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 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 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 528.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,322 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Sri Lanka?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Sri Lanka was 46.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 78 countries with data for 2022.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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