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.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 42.4% | — |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 56.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.1%, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 56.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.6%, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 215 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 215 (2024)
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