Researchers (HC) - % Female in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 60.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Azerbaijan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (hc) - % female in Azerbaijan is 60.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Azerbaijan peaked at 60.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1999.
Azerbaijan ranks 3rd of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49.0% | — |
| 1999 | 48.1% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 58.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | +1.4% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 60.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 60.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.3%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 48.1% | 49.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 48.9% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 51.5% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 54.5% | 60.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 1 Myanmar 76.5% compare
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 61.4% compare
- 4 Mongolia 57.4% compare
- 5 Cuba 56.0% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 55.7% compare
More science & technology data for Azerbaijan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 109.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 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 11.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 134.44 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 49 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 49 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Azerbaijan?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Azerbaijan was 60.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1999.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Azerbaijan ranks 3rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release