Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Thailand
Thailand: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 49.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Thailand, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, researchers (fte) - % female in Thailand stood at 49.8%.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Thailand peaked at 56.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2020.
That places Thailand 22nd out of 78 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 49.9% | — |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 48.6% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.3% | 49.9% | 50.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.6% | 56.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 42.5% | 49.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More science & technology data for Thailand
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 160.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 115.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 236.69 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,656 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Thailand?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Thailand was 49.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Thailand ranks 22nd out of 78 countries with data for 2021.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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