Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 56.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Tunisia, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (fte) - % female in Tunisia is 56.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Tunisia peaked at 59.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2009.
That places Tunisia 4th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4% | 42.4% | 42.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 51.8% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 54.9% | 58.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 1 Myanmar 75.2% compare
- 2 Azerbaijan 61.1% compare
- 3 North Macedonia 57.7% compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.5% compare
- 6 Georgia 54.0% compare
- 7 Guatemala 53.8% compare
More science & technology data for Tunisia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 117.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 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 14.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 104.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -10.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,493 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Tunisia?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Tunisia was 56.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2009.
- How does Tunisia rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Tunisia ranks 4th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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