Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 50.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
50.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
20th
of 78 countries
All-time high
50.5%
in 2024
All-time low
47.5%
in 2012
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 50.5% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Uruguay peaked at 50.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 20th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 48.9% | — |
| 2009 | 49.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 50.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 50.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.9%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.1% | 48.9% | 49.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 47.5% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 50.0% | 50.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More science & technology data for Uruguay
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 145.5 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.46 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 27.43 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 401 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 401 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Uruguay?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Uruguay was 50.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Uruguay ranks 20th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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February 2026 Data Release